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Human-AI integration is the product.

The locked tagline is not a slogan. In every shipped build, the deterministic human step is doing the load-bearing work, and the model is the fast assistant, not the decider.

Coming online in 2026Notes filed April 2026

Across 130 builds, the engagements that survive past the first billing cycle share one structural property: a deterministic, non-AI verification step at the single highest-risk action. The CPA presses send on the briefing packet, with EIN-verification required. The HVAC owner approves any auto-quote above $500. The attorney's chatbot routes anything outside the FAQ library to a consultation booking, full stop. Human-AI integration is not a slogan; it is the configuration that prevents the AI from becoming a liability. The flagship longform, with the four guardrail patterns and the conversational frame we use to sell them, ships in June 2026.

While you wait

Coming online in 2026. The roadmap below is committed, the writing is queued.

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