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Who it's forFor owners, IT and department leads in mid-sized companies: posts on new rules such as the EU AI Act, on small internal applications, and on AI agents in day-to-day operation — always with an eye on what can be built in a few weeks.
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AI phone assistant for small businesses: what it handles, where it files things, when it hands over
An AI phone assistant isn't worth having because it picks up. It's worth having when the request then sits in the calendar, the inbox or your industry software, and when it knows when a person has to take over.
Attila Arndt · 8 min readMore posts
Can the AI listen in on a phone call? Announcement, notes, recording
What the announcement “This is an AI speaking” covers on the phone, what it doesn't, and which questions about notes, recording and data processing you should settle before you start. Not legal advice.
Attila Arndt · 5 min read
Free AI phone assistants: what they do and where the work begins
You can now get an AI phone assistant for free. What the free offers take on, what they leave open, and why the effort isn't in the minutes but in setting it up and connecting it.
Attila Arndt · 5 min read
Securing AI agents: four questions before an agent gets access
Twelve major vendors have agreed on a shared blueprint for how businesses should secure their AI agents. At its core are four questions: where are my agents, what can they do, what are they doing, and how do I respond? What's behind it, and how a mid-sized business can answer those questions without buying a new security product.
Attila Arndt · 7 min readRelated service: AI Agents & Autonomous Systems
Labelling AI: what chatbots, AI images and AI text have to disclose
Article 50 of the AI Act requires that people can tell when they're talking to an AI and when an image or text comes from one. The European Commission's guidelines now spell out who has to do what — and which notices fall short. An overview for businesses that use AI.
Attila Arndt · 9 min readRelated service: AI Consulting & Strategy
When your chatbot gets it wrong, you said it
The Higher Regional Court of Hamm held a company responsible for false statements made by its AI chatbot — even though no person had written the answer. What the judgment says, why “everyone knows AI makes mistakes” didn't work as a defence, and what to check before a chatbot goes live.
Attila Arndt · 7 min readRelated service: AI Consulting & Strategy
Jev: the AI model that writes nothing and decides instead
Jev by TypeSafe AI doesn't answer in sentences. It hands your program a number: a category, a rating, a probability. What the model does, what it's good for, what it costs — and where it demonstrably gets things wrong.
Attila Arndt · 10 min read
The EU AI Act for mid-market companies: why an AI inventory comes first
If you run AI in your company, the first step is a clean AI inventory: use cases, data flows, owners, control level, evidence. A small internal mini app makes it auditable in 14 days — whichever EU AI Act deadline comes next.
Attila Arndt · 4 min readUpdated Related service: Custom AI Applications
EU AI Act‑ready AI use‑case intake: ship a small internal mini‑app (not policy PDFs)
When every team tests its own AI tool, you get risk, shadow IT, and constant stops from legal/security. A small internal ‘AI intake’ app captures use‑cases, does a lightweight risk triage, assigns owners, and stores evidence — so you can pilot fast with control.
Attila Arndt · 3 min readRelated service: Custom AI Applications
DPA + TOMs in vendor onboarding: ship a small internal app (not inbox chaos) in 14 days
Classic Mittelstand teams lose time (and deals) because DPAs, TOMs, sub‑processor lists and security questionnaires live in email threads. The faster teams treat vendor onboarding like a product flow: request → review → approve → export, with an audit trail.
Attila Arndt · 3 min readRelated service: Custom AI Applications
EU Data Act: What applies to new connected products (without compliance theatre)
The EU Data Act has applied since 12 Sep 2025 — and from 12 Sep 2026 additional design obligations kick in for new connected products. A practical checklist for SMEs: data access, contracts, interfaces, cost model and governance.
Attila Arndt · 4 min readRelated service: API Integration Services
The EU AI Act explained for SMEs: what matters now (without the panic)
A short summary plus a practical overview: what the EU AI Act means for small and medium-sized companies – and how to roll out AI safely (use cases, governance, 30-day plan).
Attila Arndt · 4 min readRelated service: AI Consulting & Strategy
E‑Invoicing for the German Mittelstand: Get compliant with a small internal app — not an ERP mega‑project
Since 2025‑01‑01 e‑invoicing is mandatory for B2B in Germany (with transition rules). The pragmatic move: receive + validate + approve + archive — with an auditable workflow.
Attila Arndt · 3 min readRelated service: AI Automation & Workflows
AI as a job booster: how companies empower their teams instead of cutting jobs (with a plan and examples)
A practical guide for companies: introduce AI so that teams are relieved – with concrete examples (small/medium/large) and a 30-day plan.
Attila Arndt · 6 min readRelated service: AI Automation & Workflows
AI Agents in Practice (2026): What Actually Works (and What’s Still Hype)
A practical guide: agent architectures, tool use, guardrails, evaluations, and why most agent projects fail on data ownership and monitoring.
Attila Arndt · 3 min readRelated service: AI Agents & Autonomous Systems
Attila Arndt · Triple A Digital, Cologne
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