Legal
Aug 28, 2025
Risk Management for Law Firms: Engagement Letters, Policies, and Insurance
Law firms using AI need clear engagement letters, internal policies, and risk controls to manage liability.
5 min read
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Plain-English guides on AI risk and readiness for healthcare, HR, small business, finance, education, and law. Each post connects to help you understand the full picture of AI compliance and liability.
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Legal
Aug 28, 2025
Client Confidentiality & Model Privacy: Are You Feeding the Machine?
Lawyers must protect client confidentiality. Using public AI tools without safeguards may risk privilege and privacy.
4 min read
Legal
Aug 28, 2025
Discovery, Privilege, and AI: What Could Go Wrong
AI can speed up document review, but mishandling may cause privilege waivers or accidental disclosures.
6 min read
Legal
Aug 28, 2025
AI Drafting for Contracts: Boilerplate Speed vs. Hidden Risk
AI drafts contracts quickly, but mismatched definitions, errors, and cross-reference gaps create hidden dangers.
5 min read
Legal
Aug 28, 2025
Can Lawyers Trust AI for Legal Research? Malpractice Basics in Plain English
AI can accelerate research, but fake citations and confidentiality risks raise malpractice concerns.
7 min read
Business
Aug 27, 2025
What Happens When AI Goes Down in the Middle of Your Workday?
AI outages can halt operations, disrupt payroll, and frustrate customers. Planning ahead is essential.
4 min read
Business
Aug 27, 2025
Do Free AI Tools Cost You More Than You Think?
Free AI tools may expose data, create compliance risks, and lock you into vendors later.
5 min read
Business
Aug 27, 2025
The Small Business Guide to AI Risk
AI empowers small businesses but also raises risks from compliance gaps to insurance coverage holes.
6 min read
Business
Aug 27, 2025
Prompt Injection Explained in Plain English
Prompt injection is like phishing for AI systems — tricking tools into revealing what they shouldn’t.
4 min read
Business
Aug 27, 2025
Is Your AI Chatbot Putting Customer Data at Risk?
AI chatbots can boost customer service, but they may also expose sensitive customer data if not managed carefully.
5 min read
HR & Employment
Aug 27, 2025
Global Angle: AI and Employment Law in the EU
The EU's AI Act classifies employment AI as high risk, creating strict compliance demands for employers.
5 min read
Insurance
Aug 27, 2025
EPLI vs. Cyber Liability: Which One Covers AI in the Workplace?
Workplace AI creates overlap between employment practices and cyber liability policies — often with gaps.
6 min read
HR & Employment
Aug 27, 2025
When AI Creates a Hostile Work Environment
Offensive or biased AI outputs can still trigger harassment claims under employment law.
4 min read
HR & Employment
Aug 27, 2025
Employee Monitoring: AI, Privacy, and Workplace Law
AI monitoring tools raise privacy, discrimination, and labor law challenges in the workplace.
5 min read
HR & Employment
Aug 27, 2025
AI in Hiring: Beyond Resumes and Interviews
AI hiring now spans assessments and onboarding — with liability risks at each stage.
6 min read
Healthcare
Aug 27, 2025
Education Tech & Student Privacy: AI Under FERPA
AI in education may unintentionally expose student records, risking FERPA noncompliance.
5 min read
Business
Aug 27, 2025
AI in Finance: Why Compliance Teams Are Nervous
Financial AI systems face scrutiny for bias, errors, and unclear auditability under strict regulations.
6 min read
Insurance
Aug 27, 2025
5 Questions to Ask Your Insurer About AI Risk
Key questions to clarify whether your insurance policy covers AI-related risks.
4 min read
Healthcare
Aug 27, 2025
Does HIPAA Cover AI Tools? What Healthcare Startups Need to Know
Healthcare startups adopting AI need to check whether HIPAA applies — and where gaps exist.
7 min read
HR & Employment
Aug 27, 2025
Can AI Hiring Tools Get You Sued? EEOC Basics in Plain English
The EEOC warns that bias in AI hiring tools is still the employer's responsibility.
6 min read
Insurance
Aug 27, 2025
Cyber vs. AI Liability: What's Actually Covered?
Cyber liability insurance may not fully address AI risks — coverage depends on fine print.
5 min read
Legal
Aug 30, 2025
Why AI Compliance Theater Could Land You in Court
Plain-English explainer on how overconfidence in AI self-checks creates negligence liability and litigation risk for businesses.
7 min read
Business
Aug 30, 2025
Why Overconfidence Creates AI's Black Swan Events
How overconfidence reduces investment in audits and stress tests, creating brittle AI systems vulnerable to catastrophic failures.
8 min read
Business
Aug 30, 2025
The ROI Illusion: Why AI Self-Oversight Is a False Economy
How early AI cost savings get wiped out by litigation, remediation, and lost trust when self-oversight fails.
7 min read
Business
Aug 30, 2025
The PR Nightmare of Letting AI Judge Itself
How customers lose trust when AI safeguards are revealed as self-policing theater. Plain-English guide to reputation risks.
6 min read
Business
Aug 30, 2025
AI Safety Theater Today, Red Tape Tomorrow
How industries that over-promise AI safety today face harsher regulation later. Plain-English guide to regulatory backlash patterns.
6 min read
Business
Aug 31, 2025
AI Vendor Due Diligence: Red Flags Before You Sign
Essential checklist for evaluating AI vendors: data handling, liability terms, audit rights, and contract red flags that protect your business.
8 min read
Business
Aug 31, 2025
When Your AI Goes Wrong: 24-Hour Crisis Response Checklist
Step-by-step crisis response plan for AI incidents: immediate containment, stakeholder communication, legal protection, and damage control.
9 min read
Legal
Aug 31, 2025
AI in Real Estate: MLS, Fair Housing, and Hidden Liability
How AI tools in real estate create fair housing risks, MLS compliance issues, and liability exposure for agents, brokers, and PropTech companies.
7 min read
Business
Aug 31, 2025
Model Drift Explained: When AI Performance Quietly Degrades
How AI models lose accuracy over time through data drift, concept drift, and distribution shifts — and why most businesses don't notice until it's too late.
8 min read
Healthcare
Aug 31, 2025
AI in Telehealth: Do HIPAA Rules Still Apply?
How AI-powered telehealth platforms navigate HIPAA compliance: remote consultations, AI scribes, diagnostic support, and vendor responsibilities.
7 min read
Healthcare
Aug 31, 2025
When AI Gets a Diagnosis Wrong: Liability for Clinics and Vendors
How regulators and insurers view AI diagnostic errors: malpractice liability, vendor responsibility, FDA oversight, and patient safety standards.
8 min read
Healthcare
Aug 31, 2025
AI and PHI: 5 Questions Every Healthcare Vendor Should Answer
Essential questions for healthcare administrators evaluating AI vendors: PHI handling, HIPAA compliance, security controls, and liability protection.
9 min read
Legal
Aug 31, 2025
AI Contracts: The Hidden Clauses That Shift Liability Back to You
How AI vendor contracts use subtle language to shift liability, limit coverage, and leave customers exposed. Plain-English guide to contract red flags.
10 min read
Legal
Aug 31, 2025
When AI Evidence Lands in Court: What Judges Actually Care About
How courts evaluate AI evidence: discovery obligations, log requirements, model validation, and what judges need to see when AI decisions are challenged.
11 min read
Legal
Aug 31, 2025
Can You Be Sued for Using AI in Client Work? A Risk Walkthrough
Real-world liability scenarios for consultants, agencies, and professionals using AI in client work. Professional liability, malpractice, and contract risks explained.
12 min read
HR & Employment
Aug 31, 2025
AI in Performance Reviews: Fair Tool or Hidden Bias?
How AI performance evaluation systems can create discrimination claims. Legal risks, bias detection, and compliance strategies for HR teams using AI reviews.
10 min read
HR & Employment
Aug 31, 2025
Employee Privacy vs. AI Monitoring: Where the Line Is
When AI employee monitoring crosses into illegal territory. Privacy laws, consent requirements, and compliance strategies for workplace AI surveillance.
11 min read
HR & Employment
Aug 31, 2025
How to Audit AI Hiring Tools Without Being a Data Scientist
Step-by-step practical guide for HR managers to audit AI hiring tools for bias and compliance. No technical background required.
9 min read
Business
Aug 31, 2025
AI and SEC Disclosures: Where Compliance Teams Get Nervous
How AI creates new SEC disclosure obligations. Practical guidance on material risk reporting, investor communications, and compliance liability for public companies.
12 min read
Business
Aug 31, 2025
Can AI Be a Material Risk? Plain-English Guide for CFOs
How CFOs should evaluate AI as a material business risk. Practical framework for risk assessment, financial impact analysis, and disclosure decisions.
11 min read
Business
Aug 31, 2025
AI, Audits, and the IRS: What Tax Pros Should Watch
How AI in tax preparation creates new audit risks and compliance obligations. Practical guidance for tax professionals on IRS expectations, documentation, and liability.
13 min read
Business
Aug 31, 2025
AI Liability for Small Teams: What Insurance Actually Doesn't Cover
Small business AI liability myths busted. What cyber insurance actually covers for AI incidents, coverage gaps, and practical risk management for small teams.
10 min read
Business
Aug 31, 2025
DIY AI Policies: How to Write Simple Guardrails for Your Staff
Create practical AI policies for small teams. Templates and plain-language guidance for AI use policies, data protection, and staff training that actually work.
14 min read
Business
Aug 31, 2025
Customer Service Bots Gone Wrong: How to Protect Your Reputation
Real stories of AI chatbot failures and how to prevent them. Practical guide for small businesses using customer service bots to avoid reputation damage and liability.
12 min read