Field notes and guides on shipping AI in regulated work: retrieval that cites its sources, evaluation before launch, and choosing where models are hosted.https://techsider.com.au/enhttps://techsider.com.au/insights/eu-ai-act-new-dates-for-non-eu-suppliers/https://techsider.com.au/insights/eu-ai-act-new-dates-for-non-eu-suppliers/Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 moved Annex III high-risk duties to 2 December 2027 and Annex I to 2 August 2028. What applies now to AI suppliers outside the EU.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://techsider.com.au/insights/offshore-ai-suppliers-data-in-your-region/https://techsider.com.au/insights/offshore-ai-suppliers-data-in-your-region/Remote access from outside the EU or UK can be a data transfer, even if data is only shown on screen. What the EDPB and the ICO say, and what to ask suppliers.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://techsider.com.au/insights/ai-vendor-due-diligence-questions/https://techsider.com.au/insights/ai-vendor-due-diligence-questions/Questions to ask before you buy or renew an AI product, drawn from APRA, the DTA, NSW buying guidance and the OAIC, and what a good vendor answer looks like.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://techsider.com.au/insights/automated-decisions-privacy-policy/https://techsider.com.au/insights/automated-decisions-privacy-policy/From 10 December 2026, privacy policies must name decisions a computer program makes or substantially assists. How to find yours, licensed software included.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://techsider.com.au/insights/copilot-confidential-client-information/https://techsider.com.au/insights/copilot-confidential-client-information/Where Microsoft 365 Copilot stores and processes Australian prompts, what goes to Bing, and what lawyers, tax practitioners and clinicians should check first.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://techsider.com.au/insights/copilot-rollout-measure-before-after/https://techsider.com.au/insights/copilot-rollout-measure-before-after/Time 3–5 recurring tasks and their error rates before Copilot licences go out, then compare on a set date. What the government trial and Microsoft reports miss.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://techsider.com.au/insights/nsw-ai-operational-policy-suppliers/https://techsider.com.au/insights/nsw-ai-operational-policy-suppliers/What circular DCS-2026-02 and the NSW AI Operational Policy require of agencies, and the testing, change and record evidence they'll need from AI suppliers.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://techsider.com.au/insights/ai-automation-project-scope/https://techsider.com.au/insights/ai-automation-project-scope/Understand the work behind an AI automation project: discovery, access, document preparation, approval controls, testing, handover and ongoing responsibilities.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://techsider.com.au/insights/choose-first-ai-workflow/https://techsider.com.au/insights/choose-first-ai-workflow/Choose a useful first AI automation project: one recurring task, accessible inputs, a reviewer and a measurable baseline, with a synthetic control walkthrough.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://techsider.com.au/insights/ai-inside-your-practice-software/https://techsider.com.au/insights/ai-inside-your-practice-software/What JAX, MYOB AI BAS, Dext and Karbon AI do, whether each vendor says where its AI runs, and what the TPB asks before client information goes into any AI tool.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://techsider.com.au/insights/copilot-agents-leaving-pilot/https://techsider.com.au/insights/copilot-agents-leaving-pilot/What the DTA policy, NSW's AI circular and Queensland's FAIRA ask of a Copilot agent leaving pilot, and what an independent test adds to Copilot Studio's own.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://techsider.com.au/insights/court-practice-notes-on-ai-verification/https://techsider.com.au/insights/court-practice-notes-on-ai-verification/NSW SC Gen 23, Victoria's SC Gen 25, the County Court's note and the Federal Court's GPN-AI put verification on a person. What to test in a legal AI tool first.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://techsider.com.au/insights/property-platform-ai-and-tenant-data/https://techsider.com.au/insights/property-platform-ai-and-tenant-data/What PropertyMe's AiMe features and Rex AI do, what each vendor publishes about where its AI runs, and the renter-data rules to check before you switch them on.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://techsider.com.au/insights/schools-framework-tested-before-use/https://techsider.com.au/insights/schools-framework-tested-before-use/The Australian Framework for Generative AI in Schools expects AI tools to be tested before use and monitored after. What that asks of a staff policy assistant.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://techsider.com.au/insights/software-updates-are-procedure-changes/https://techsider.com.au/insights/software-updates-are-procedure-changes/Safe Work Australia's AI guidance says vendor-pushed updates may change WHS risks. How to test an SOP assistant in each language, before and after each update.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://techsider.com.au/insights/test-an-ai-scribe-before-rollout/https://techsider.com.au/insights/test-an-ai-scribe-before-rollout/The TGA, ACSQHC and Ahpra ask for AI scribes to be checked before use and reviewed after updates. How to test one on scripted consultations in your specialties.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://techsider.com.au/insights/water-utility-sop-assistant-scenario/https://techsider.com.au/insights/water-utility-sop-assistant-scenario/An illustrative scenario: a made-up water utility tests a procedures assistant on its crews' questions and maps where schematics would go under the CIRMP Rules.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://techsider.com.au/insights/when-the-vendor-changes-the-model/https://techsider.com.au/insights/when-the-vendor-changes-the-model/APRA found few of the large entities it reviewed validating AI continuously. How a test set from your own cases shows your second line what a model change did.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://techsider.com.au/insights/sovereign-llm-hosting-decision-matrix/https://techsider.com.au/insights/sovereign-llm-hosting-decision-matrix/Compare self-hosted models, Amazon Bedrock and Azure OpenAI. Check routing, storage, access and model availability before choosing an Australian deployment.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://techsider.com.au/insights/rag-that-survives-an-apra-audit/https://techsider.com.au/insights/rag-that-survives-an-apra-audit/Grounding, inline citations, retrieval evals, and a refusal path — the engineering that makes a retrieval system answer to an auditor, not just a demo.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://techsider.com.au/insights/evals-before-vibes/https://techsider.com.au/insights/evals-before-vibes/How we stop 'looked good in the demo' from reaching production — the offline eval suite, the regression gate, and the tracing we wire in from day one.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT