The EU AI Act’s High-Risk Deadline Just Got Pushed to 2027
Updated 17 October 2026. The high-risk AI deadline moved, but the AI Act did not disappear into a drawer. Treating the change as a blanket pause is how…
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I write about AI agents, governance and product decisions. Usually because a question won’t leave me alone. Have a different take? I’d like to hear it.
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Federal AI preemption: ask what replaces the state rule
Updated 17 October 2026. Preemption debates are about who may make rules and what replaces them. A claim that a proposal will create clarity needs to explain the…
The voluntary AI governance gamble is follow-through
Updated 17 October 2026. The gamble in voluntary governance is not simply that somebody can decline to participate. It is that a serious finding may have no clear…
AI accountability must survive the prioritisation meeting
Updated 17 October 2026. It is easy to agree that accountability matters. The interesting decision arrives when the work competes with a feature somebody can demonstrate on Friday.Make…
A model evaluation is not a deployment evaluation
Updated 17 October 2026. Testing a model can reveal important capabilities and failures. It does not automatically establish what a particular product built around that model will do.Evaluate…
How to track AI regulatory changes without losing the plot
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
EU-aligned AI is a starting point, not a local compliance verdict
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
When AI capabilities change, revisit the threat model
Updated 17 October 2026. A more capable model can change the risk of a workflow without changing its interface. The product still looks familiar. The assumptions underneath it…
AI governance belongs in the release process
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
AI standards: what to build while guidance evolves
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
AI monitoring needs a response, not just a dashboard
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Plan the critical path for AI governance
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Separate AI policy arguments from product requirements
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
How to assess an AI policy proposal
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Scenario planning for changing AI rules
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Prepare AI governance evidence for procurement
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Collect AI evidence before the deadline scramble
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Deferring AI governance work is a decision
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
AI governance for small product teams
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Reuse AI frameworks, not unexamined conclusions
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Answer the AI assurance question your customer asked
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Budget for the operation of responsible AI
Updated 17 October 2026. Responsible AI has operating costs after the launch deck is finished. Someone has to maintain tests, review exceptions and keep the evidence aligned with…
Manage AI governance exceptions properly
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Read AI readiness surveys before repeating the numbers
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Manage the AI compliance transition
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Light-touch AI governance still needs a clear boundary
Updated 17 October 2026. A light-touch process can be appropriate for a limited use. An undefined boundary cannot. The useful question is whether the process matches the consequences…
AI transparency should help people decide
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
Map the dependencies behind AI governance
Updated 17 October 2026. This article has been revised to separate the policy timeline from the product argument. See the current AI Act timeline for the category-specific dates…
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