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GDPR and AI: what you may feed an AI system
The AI Act regulates the system. The GDPR governs the personal data inside it, and it applied long before any AI rules did. This article covers your role, the legal basis per use, what you may put into a model, training and retention, and when a DPIA is required.
10 min read
EU-hosted AI models: where your data actually goes
Choosing a European region is a good step and it settles less than people think. This article follows a prompt from your application to the model and back, and covers what EU hosting does and does not cover, which deployment patterns exist, and what to put in the contract.
7 min read
What is an MCP server? Uses and examples
An MCP server gives AI assistants and agents a standard way to use one of your systems. How one works, what companies use them for, how they compare with an API and what to secure before you connect one.
9 min read