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Field notes on conversational AI, compliance, and turning website visitors into customers.

Education & Childcare

Fred: A Childcare Assistant That Won’t Guarantee What Only Your Director Can

A website bot that guarantees a child's safety and commits staff to medical care just made promises no director reviewed. Here is an assistant built so…

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Restaurants & Food Service

Fred: A Restaurant Assistant That Won’t Clear an Allergy

A website bot that tells an allergic guest a dish is safe just made a medical call no one in the kitchen verified. Here is an…

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Home Services & Construction

Fred: A Solar Assistant That Won’t Promise Savings It Can’t Prove

A website bot that promises bill elimination and confirms the 30% credit just made claims the company has to defend. Here is an assistant built so…

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Funeral & Memorial

Fred: A Funeral Home Assistant That Quotes Only the Real Price List

A website bot that rounds a price or says embalming is required just broke the Funeral Rule. Here is an assistant built so it cannot.

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Financial Services

Fred: A Collections Assistant That Verifies Before It Discloses

A website bot that confirms a debt to whoever is typing just made an unauthorized disclosure. Here is an assistant built so it cannot.

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Legal & Compliance

Regulated Premiums, UPL & the Website: A 2026 Bail Bonds Playbook

Premiums are set by law, release is the court's call, and explaining charges is legal advice. Here is what a compliant AI assistant for bail bonds…

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Public Sector & Nonprofit

Solicitation, Substantiation & the Donate Page: A 2026 Nonprofit Playbook

Soliciting donations is regulated speech, and tax-deductibility is not a simple yes. Here is what a compliant AI assistant on a nonprofit website can and cannot…

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Health, Beauty & Wellness

Structure-Function vs. Disease Claims: A 2026 Supplement Playbook

The line between a structure-function claim and an unapproved drug is one verb wide. Here is what a compliant AI assistant for a supplement brand can…

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Professional & B2B

CPNI, Consent & Claims: A 2026 Telecom Playbook

Customer data, marketing consent, and coverage claims sit on real rules. Here is what a compliant AI assistant on a telecom website can and cannot do…

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Education & Childcare

Misrepresentation, FERPA & Access: A 2026 Higher-Ed Playbook

Aid, outcomes, and student records are regulated speech. Here is what a compliant AI assistant on a college website can and cannot do in 2026.

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