Brussels calculates each law individually—small and medium-sized businesses foot the bill
Every new EU law is drafted, negotiated and costed on its own. The combined burden of EU regulation for SMEs and mid-sized companies, however, is something nobody adds up. That became clear to me in Brussels in October 2026, where I spent two days in background talks...
When the Chatbot Gets It Wrong: Why AI Accountability Stays With People
Organisations that deploy AI agents can hand over tasks, but AI accountability stays with them. Because when a system promises a customer something incorrect, a person ultimately has to explain how it happened. Few cases illustrate this as clearly as a dispute between...
Why You Cannot Spot Deepfakes – and What Still Protects Your Organisation
Most people believe they can spot deepfakes. The numbers, however, tell a different story. And anyone who relies on their own eyes is defending a position that was lost long ago. When Propaganda Still Had a Sender On 9 November 1989, I was sitting in a flight school,...




