Thinking on governed AI for sensitive work

Longer pieces from Balian AI on deploying AI where the information is most sensitive and the duties are highest: legal practice, not-for-profit organisations and NGOs. Each paper can be read here or downloaded as published.

White paper Not-for-profit organisations and NGOs · 14 October 2026

Governing Local-First Agentic AI for Vulnerable Populations

Why AI that serves vulnerable people belongs in a private core rather than a multi-tenant cloud, and how a governed, local-first architecture keeps every consequential action bounded by a mandate, approved by a person where it matters, and on the record.

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