John Margerison

Why Anthropic’s Dreaming Feature Could Crack the Code on Enterprise AI Adoption

Twelve Leading AI Models Were Tested Against Europe's Laws. The Best Passed Just 54% of the Time.

A new study put the top AI assistants through Europe's data-protection and AI rules across thousands of simulated scenarios. None came close to full compliance.

Enterprise AI's Real Blocker Isn't the Model. It's the Paste.

The technology is ready. The reason regulated teams still hesitate is simpler, and more fixable, than the debate admits.

You Don't Have to Choose Between Using AI and Protecting Client Data

The ban-it-or-leak-it binary is false. One architectural idea kills it.

The API Key in Your Hands: Why 'Bring Your Own Key' Has Become the Dividing Line Between AI Tools Regulated Professionals Can Use and AI Tools They Can't

One architectural decision - who holds the API key - determines whether your confidential work stays private or flows through a stranger's server, subject to logging, caching, and subpoena.

Three Questions That Will Tell You More About an AI Vendor's Security Than Any Demo

Before you sign a contract or let a tool touch client data, ask these three architectural questions. The answers will tell you everything the sales deck won't.

The Best AI Model Changes Every Month. Your Architecture Shouldn't.

Why provider-neutral AI is now a structural requirement for professional teams, not a nice-to-have feature.

ABA Formal Opinion 512 Tells Solo Lawyers Exactly What to Do About AI. Here It Is, Without the Legalese.

The ABA's first formal AI ethics guidance isn't a ban, a warning, or a vague caution. It's a five-part checklist. Here's what it actually requires of you this week.

You Cannot Audit What You Cannot Reconstruct: The AI Paper Trail Most Professional Firms Don't Have

Regulators and insurers are starting to ask for AI audit trails. Here is what one actually looks like, and a three-level test to find out where your firm stands today.

OpenAI Just Open-Sourced a Privacy Filter. Here's How Lawyers Should Actually Use It.

The new open-source PII model is genuinely useful, and OpenAI's own release notes are clear that a filter is one component of safe AI use, not the whole answer. Here is what a defensible workflow actually requires.