Deployment Notes
Custom GPT Retirement: What Companies Must Do Before 11 December
OpenAI is retiring custom GPTs on every ChatGPT plan. The standard retirement date is 11 December 2026 (11 February 2027 for Enterprise workspaces with an approved deferral), and Enterprise workspaces are due to lose the ability to create new ones on 26 October. Here's what moves to plugins, what breaks, and a five-step plan to get through it without losing the workflows your teams built.
AI in Law Firms: The New Rules, the Sanctions and a Safe Way to Roll It Out
One public database now tags more than 860 court decisions on AI-made material in filings as involving lawyers, some on suspicion alone, and from January 2027 California writes the duties into statute. Here's what the rules say about AI in law firms, what goes wrong, and six steps to roll it out without becoming the next case.
AI Agent Governance: What to Decide Before Agents Get Their Own Accounts
Google's new coworker agents get their own email address, calendar and place in your company directory, and Microsoft opens Copilot agent uploads to every user on 25 October unless an admin says otherwise. Here's what AI agent governance means for a company that isn't a bank, and the six decisions to make before the agents arrive.
The Connecticut AI Law: What Employers Must Do Now and by October 2027
Two parts of Connecticut's new AI law started on 1 October 2026. Using an AI hiring tool is no longer a defence to a discrimination claim, and WARN layoff notices must say whether AI is involved. From October 2027, you must also tell people before software helps decide their job. Here's what applies now, what comes next, and what to do in between.
Forward Deployed Engineer: What the Role Is and Why AI Labs Are Hiring
In 2026, OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS and Microsoft each announced a business built around engineers who work inside their customers' organisations. Here's what a forward deployed engineer does, what the job pays and how to get into it, and what the role tells any leader trying to make AI work.
The New Colorado AI Law: What Employers Must Do by January 2027
Colorado replaced its AI Act in May. From January 2027, if software helps decide who you hire or promote in Colorado, you must tell people first, explain every rejection within 30 days and offer a human review. Here's what the new law requires, and what to do before it starts.
What Is Shadow AI? And How to Turn It Into Your AI Adoption Roadmap
Shadow AI is AI used for work without the company's knowledge or approval, and in 2026 it's the normal state. Here's what it is, what it costs, and the five moves that turn it into your AI adoption roadmap without banning anything.
AWS Bedrock Costs: How to Track Spend by Team and Cut the Bill
How AWS Bedrock pricing works, how to track Bedrock costs by team with inference profiles and cost allocation tags, how to attribute Claude Code on Bedrock, and the six levers that actually lower the bill.