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

Retail & E-commerce

Fred: A Storefront Assistant That Won’t Promise a Ship Date You Can’t Hit

A chatbot that promises next-day delivery and an easy refund makes both your policy. Here is an assistant built to state only the terms you actually…

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Health, Beauty & Wellness

Fred: A Sign-Up Assistant That Won’t Promise a Cancellation You Don’t Offer

One chatbot line about 'cancel anytime' becomes the term you're held to. Here is an assistant built so it states only the membership rules you actually…

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Public Sector & Nonprofit

Fred: A Resident Assistant That Won’t Lock Anyone Out or Guess a Deadline

A resident who cannot use the tool is a resident the agency failed to serve. Here is an assistant built so access is the default and…

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Automotive

Fred: A Showroom Assistant That Won’t Quote Payments or Promise Coverage

The choice was never AI or no AI. It was a tool that quotes a payment on its own, or one that captures the shopper and…

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Professional & B2B

Title VII, the ADA, and AI Hiring Audits: A 2026 Staffing Playbook

Screening is where discrimination law lives, and AI hiring tools are now specifically regulated. Here is the 2026 standard for an assistant on a recruiting site.

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Regulated & Age-Restricted

Dosing, Health Claims, and Age Rules: A 2026 Dispensary Compliance Playbook

Dosing advice is practicing medicine, strain health claims are a regulator's target, and age rules are absolute. Here is the 2026 standard for a dispensary site.

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Healthcare & Medical

Care-Level Promises, Licensing, and Your Community’s Website: A 2026 Playbook

Whether a community can care for someone is a clinical and licensing judgment, not a chat answer. Here is the 2026 standard for an assistant on…

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Education & Childcare

Score Claims, COPPA, and Your Enrollment Page: A 2026 Tutoring Playbook

A score guarantee is a substantiated claim, and a child's data triggers federal rules. Here is the 2026 standard for an assistant on a tutoring or…

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Real Estate & Property

Fair Housing, the FCRA, and Your Leasing Site: A 2026 Property Playbook

Neighborhood questions and eligibility answers sit on top of fair-housing and consumer-reporting law. Here is the 2026 standard for an assistant on a leasing site.

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Professional & B2B

Estimates, Express Warranties, and Your Contracting Site: A 2026 Playbook

A ballpark number anchors a homeowner, and 'guaranteed' is a warranty. Here is the 2026 standard for an assistant on a contracting site that quotes from…

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