A coding agent deleted a production database. The fix is the oldest control in IT.
The Replit incident of July 2025 is now the reference case for AI agents with write access. Every lesson in it predates AI.
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Due diligence on AI vendors: ten dimensions, and what the Builder.ai collapse teaches
A certificate is an input, not a verdict. The vendor questions that matter are the ones a sound supplier answers easily and a fragile one cannot.
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The EU rules for general-purpose AI models are in force: what deployers should ask their providers
Since August 2, 2025 the companies behind foundation models owe documentation, copyright policies and training-data summaries. Deployers can use those duties as a due-diligence checklist.
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Deloitte’s refund and the new standard for AI-assisted deliverables
A government report with fabricated references cost a global consultancy part of its fee. The lesson for every buyer of professional services is contractual, not technical.
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