Writing · Nº 041065 essays
The writing
Ideas from inside the work. Explore technology, entrepreneurship, and the practice of building things that last.
21 essays found · Page 1 of 2
Clear filtersOperatingHow to Explain an AI Decision to a RegulatorA regulator will not accept 'the model decided.' How to explain an AI decision with the record, the reasoning, and the controls that make it defensible.EngineeringScraping Personal Data: What Compliance Actually RequiresPublic does not mean unregulated. Scraping personal data triggers GDPR and CCPA obligations even when the data is on a public page. Here is what compliance requires.AIDoes AI Bookkeeping Raise Your Audit Risk?Does AI bookkeeping raise your audit risk? Done right it lowers it, because a full audit trail is exactly what an examiner wants. Here is what actually matters.OperatingAI Bookkeeping for Law Firms: Trust Accounting Without ErrorsAI bookkeeping for law firms has to protect trust accounts and IOLTA compliance above all else. Here is what a firm needs before it automates the books.EngineeringDo Transactional Emails Need an Unsubscribe Link?Do transactional emails need an unsubscribe link? True transactional mail does not, but most app email is not purely transactional. Here is where the line is.OperatingHow to Deploy an AI Agent in a Regulated WorkflowDeploying an AI agent in a regulated workflow is about evidence, not capability. Here is how to make an agent's actions defensible to an auditor or a regulator.EngineeringIs Web Scraping Legal? What Actually MattersIs web scraping legal? The honest answer for operators: public data, terms of service, personal data, and rate limits matter more than the yes-or-no question.EngineeringDoes robots.txt Actually Bind Your Scraper?Is robots.txt legally binding for a web scraper? Mostly no, but ignoring it is still a mistake. Here is what robots.txt really controls and how to treat it.StrategyHow to Meet Data Residency Requirements as an AI VendorEnterprise and regulated buyers demand data residency: their data stays in a region. Here is what data residency means for AI vendors and how to actually deliver it.OperatingDoes Self-Hosting Help or Hurt Compliance?Does self-hosting make compliance harder or easier? It shifts the burden onto you but gives you control auditors reward. Here is how the tradeoff really works.OperatingGet Legal to Review Content Without a BottleneckLegal review of marketing content becomes a bottleneck when it runs on email. Here is how to route content through legal review without stalling every launch.StrategyThe Right-to-Audit Clause: How AI Vendors Handle ItEnterprise contracts include a right-to-audit clause. Here is what it means for an AI vendor, how to scope it, and how to satisfy buyers without opening your whole shop.