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One ADMT Decision Map, Five Legal Tests: Beyond Colorado and California
Carlos recently published a useful piece on mapping automated decision-making technology (ADMT) exposure in Colorado and California. His central point is the one I would underline: the compliance question is not "where do we use AI?" Instead, it is "where do models,...
Where Models Meet Decisions: Mapping Your ADMT Exposure in Colorado and California
Two US states now regulate automated decision-making technology (ADMT). Colorado's new automated decision-making law, signed on May 14, 2026 and effective January 1, 2027, applies when technology "materially influences" a consequential decision. California's ADMT...
Prediction Is Not a Decision: Why Decision Management Matters in the Age of AI
There is a common misconception: a prediction is not a decision. What does that mean? It is actually pretty simple. A model can tell you a customer has an 82% chance of defaulting. It cannot tell you whether to approve the loan, decline it, or ask for more documents....
How to Put System One Models to Work with Decision Management
Decision management (DM) has long been good at the deliberate part of a decision: explicit logic against mostly structured data that people can read, test and govern. Where there has always been an opportunity is leveraging unstructured data to enhance these automated...
Should AI be Your Decision Architect?
Recently at DecisionCAMP 2026, our CPO Carole-Ann Berlioz delivered a pointed warning to the decision management community. The shift from AI as Decision Assistant to Decision Architect isn't a feature upgrade. It's a change in risk category. In this post, we'll cover...
Decision Management in Electronic Component Distribution
Compliance in Electronic Component Distribution Electronic component distributors are intermediaries between electronic component manufacturers and end-users. They procure, warehouse, and distribute microchips, resistors, and other electronic components, creating a...
Modernizing State Aid Management
What is State Aid Management? State aid management is the process state governments undergo to calculate, allocate, and disburse funding to school districts and other education agencies. State governments typically pull in data from multiple sources and apply...
Dynamic Pricing Engines in Retail
Dynamic Pricing Engines in Retail In previous posts, we've covered decision management for pricing engines and rating engines in insurance. In this post, we're going to take a closer look at dynamic pricing engines — a high-impact application of decision management in...