R7 — the Carrier-Grade AI Stack. Seven layers for regulated AI deployment. Indemnity covers provenance. Insurance covers performance. Regulated AI needs both.
Part two of the AI cost series. Technical debt, false confidence, and the quiet atrophy of engineering skill. The costs that determine whether AI pays off or breaks your systems.
Everyone talks about how fast AI lets you build. Few talk about what it actually costs. Part one — the costs that show up on your invoice.
Correctness, reliability, security, maintainability — these are not features. They are disciplines. AI doesn't ship them. You do.