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Why Engineering Matters to AI
As organizations rush to adopt artificial intelligence, one common mistake is treating AI systems like just another IT solution. After...
Raimund Laqua
3 min read


Artificial Intelligence Doesn't Care, You Must!
Artificial intelligence feels no remorse when it discriminates, no concern when it violates privacy, and no accountability when its...
Raimund Laqua
1 min read


Remove Roadblocks Not Guardrails
Are you doing Value Stream Mapping (VSM) wrong? Are you doing Value Stream Mapping wrong? Value Stream Mapping is a powerful tool for...
Raimund Laqua
2 min read


The Cost of AI
Is the collateral damage from AI worth it, and who should decide? When it comes to AI, we appear to be “hell-bent“ towards developing...
Raimund Laqua
2 min read


Risk-based Thinking: A Strategic Approach
Risk-based thinking is a mindset (perception, personas, perspective) to proactively improve the certainty of achieving an outcome...
Raimund Laqua
1 min read


Is Lean Compliance the Same as GRC?
While Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) in IT typically focuses on certified management systems like ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI...
Raimund Laqua
1 min read


Engineering Through AI Uncertainty
As artificial intelligence continues to advance, AI engineers face a practical challenge – how to build trustworthy systems when working...
Raimund Laqua
3 min read


The Emergence of AI Engineering
The Emergence of AI Engineering - Can You Hear the Music? In a compelling presentation to the ASQ chapter / KinLin Business school in...
Raimund Laqua
9 min read


Fighting the AI Dragon of Uncertainty
There are those who think that AI is only software. After all, we can reduce AI to a basic Turing machine, digital ones and zeros. There...
Raimund Laqua
2 min read


When did Professional Engineering Become an Obstacle to Innovation?
The Future of Professional Engineering Over the years, I’ve seen a decline in professional engineering, and no more so than in the domain...
Raimund Laqua
2 min read


Paper Policies are Not Enough
Why do we think that paper AI policies will be enough to handle AI risk? With AI’s ability to learn and adapt, we need measures that are...
Raimund Laqua
1 min read


The Need for AI Mythbusters
When I read about AI in the news, and this includes social media, I am troubled by the way it is often reported. Many articles are...
Raimund Laqua
2 min read


Minimal Viable Compliance: Building Frameworks That Actually Work
In this article, I explore the key distinctions between framework-focused and operational compliance approaches, and how they relate to...
Raimund Laqua
2 min read


How to Make Better Compliance Investments?
When it comes to meeting obligations, many view compliance as silos, not interconnected programs that ensure mission success. They only...
Raimund Laqua
1 min read


The Stochastic Wrench: How AI Disrupts Our Deterministic World
When it comes to trouble, it is often a result of someone throwing a wrench into the works. This is certainly the case when it comes to...
Raimund Laqua
2 min read


The Limits of Paper-Based Governance in Regulating AI in Business Systems
In a world increasingly defined by the rapid advancement and integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into business systems, the...
Raimund Laqua
3 min read


Compliance: Beyond the Fish Tank
When I was young my family bought a fish tank. Family Fish Tank It was bigger than a fish bowl, but not by much. It was just large...
Raimund Laqua
5 min read


To Move Forward, You Need to Leave Some Things Behind
Running the Race To succeed at life and in business, we need to avoid obstacles on our path or mitigate their effects. This is...
Raimund Laqua
1 min read


Culture Doesn't Drive Practice – Practice Drives Culture
There's a common misconception in organizational development that culture is something we can deliberately engineer to achieve success....
Raimund Laqua
3 min read


When Words Are Not Enough: The Limitations of AI in Understanding Reality
When Words are Not Enough: The Limitations of AI In the race toward artificial general intelligence, we find ourselves at a curious...
Raimund Laqua
2 min read


Will AI Replace Professionals?
Professional practice represents far more than technical expertise or procedural knowledge. It embodies a complex integration of...
Raimund Laqua
2 min read


Compliance Improvement Spiral
Everything flows, and so must compliance. Compliance Improvement Spiral Compliance cannot stay the same; it must continually improve, but...
Raimund Laqua
1 min read


Compliance Must Be Intelligent
AI Safety Labels There is an idea floating around the internet and within some regulatory bodies that we should apply safety labels to AI...
Raimund Laqua
3 min read


AI Risk: When Possibilities Become Exponential
Artificial Intelligence (AI) risk databases are growing, AI risk taxonomies and classifications are expanding, and AI risk registers are...
Raimund Laqua
1 min read
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