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Start with your data, not a demo.
Before anyone writes a prompt, we map what AI is allowed to touch: which systems, which data classes, who signs off. The use cases fall out of that map — not the other way around.
02
Your data stays yours. In writing.
Private endpoints, zero-retention terms, no training on your data — negotiated into the vendor contract, not assumed. We read the model provider's terms so your counsel doesn't find the surprise later.
03
Guardrails ship before the rollout.
Access controls, audit logs, and a human in the loop anywhere money or customers are involved. The same discipline that passes SOC 2 and HIPAA audits, applied to every model we deploy.
04
It earns its keep, or it goes.
Every pilot gets a KPI and a kill date. And when the "AI feature" on your roadmap should really be three deterministic rules, we'll say so — before you've spent a dime on GPUs.