Your "Human in the Loop" is Probably Asleep at the Wheel
Article 14, automation bias, and why clicking "approve" 2,847 times isn't oversight.
Avi Pilcer, CEO Ultra Deep Tech | February 2026
Here's a number that should make you uncomfortable. Last quarter, your team approved 2,847 AI recommendations and overrode exactly three. That's not a success story. That's automation bias in action, and it's exactly what the EU AI Act is designed to catch.
Read Full ArticleThe EU AI Act Mentions "Bias" in Six Articles. Most Companies Only Check for One.
Anchoring, confirmation, automation, availability, compounding. If you're only scanning for discrimination, you're already non-compliant.
Avi Pilcer, CEO Ultra Deep Tech | February 2026
OK so here's something that keeps tripping people up. Everyone reads "bias" in the EU AI Act and immediately thinks race, gender, age. Discriminatory bias. The stuff you run a fairness audit on and call it a day.
Read Full ArticleArticle 5: The AI Practices Europe Just Banned
Manipulation, social scoring, emotion reading at work. Banned since February 2025.
Avi Pilcer, CEO Ultra Deep Tech | February 2026
While everyone's focused on the August 2026 deadline for high-risk systems, there's a part of the EU AI Act that's already live. Article 5 bans certain AI practices outright, and the prohibitions kicked in on February 2, 2025. If you're still running any of these, you're already breaking the law.
Read Full ArticleIs Your AI High-Risk? Here's How to Tell
The profiling trigger, Annex III domains, and why most companies underestimate their classification.
Avi Pilcer, CEO Ultra Deep Tech | February 2026
There's a question every company deploying AI in Europe needs to answer honestly: is your system high-risk under the EU AI Act? Because if it is and you haven't started compliance work, August 2026 is gonna hurt.
Read Full ArticleSMEs vs. Big Tech: The EU AI Act's Fairness Problem
Same rules, wildly different resources. The compliance gap is real.
Avi Pilcer, CEO Ultra Deep Tech | February 2026
Look, the EU AI Act was supposed to protect small businesses from Big Tech dominance. The fines scale down for SMEs. Regulatory sandboxes give startups priority access. Simplified templates are promised. Help desks are coming.
Read Full ArticleThe Brussels Effect: Why the EU AI Act Applies to You
If you serve European customers, you comply. No exceptions. No gray zones.
Avi Pilcer, CEO Ultra Deep Tech | February 2026
Remember GDPR? Companies worldwide had to comply because they had European customers. The EU AI Act follows the exact same playbook, and the penalties are even bigger.
Read Full ArticlePost-Market Monitoring: Your AI Compliance Doesn't End at Launch
Article 72, bias drift, serious incident reporting, and why your green dashboard is lying to you.
Avi Pilcer, CEO Ultra Deep Tech | February 2026
There's a dangerous assumption baked into most AI deployments: once it passes the audit, it's good. Ship it. Move on. Check the compliance box.
Read Full ArticleReady for Full EU AI Act Compliance?
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