Sofpact field notes
AI strategy and operations, without the theatre.
Analysis for leaders working through use-case choice, governance, operating models, data readiness and adoption.
Written with AI assistance. Facts link to the primary sources named in each note, and Radko Diev decides what is published.
The EU AI Act in Bulgaria: What Binds Your Bulgarian Entity Now
Which EU AI Act obligations already bind a Bulgarian entity, what arrives in 2027 and 2028, when a deployer becomes a provider, and where preparation starts.
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How to Build an AI Strategy That Survives Contact with Operations
Build an AI strategy around valuable workflows, proportionate controls, decision-grade evidence, operating ownership and clear stop conditions.
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AI Agents and Delegated Authority: The New Control Point in Regulated Services
A control framework for acting AI agents covering identity, delegated authority, payment permissions, policy gates, evidence, oversight and recovery.
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Document AI or Generative AI? Choose the Architecture, Not the Hype
Choose a document AI architecture across OCR, extraction and generative interpretation, with evaluation, provenance, review and data protection.
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AI Data Readiness: A Practical Checklist for Managers
Assess AI data readiness across purpose, permission, quality, provenance, representation, evaluation, operating limits and accountable ownership.
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Internal AI Assistants: Ground the Knowledge Before You Scale
Build a governed internal AI assistant around approved knowledge, inherited access, representative evaluation, visible evidence and accountable ownership.
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AI for Retail Decisions: When Simulation Is Evidence
Use AI, computer vision and simulation to test retail layout decisions while separating assumptions, model output, evidence and accountable judgement.
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AI Agents in Financial Compliance: Automate the Work, Keep the Accountability
Design AI agents for financial compliance around bounded authority, traceable evidence, meaningful review, least privilege, resilience and accountable outcomes.
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