The latest articles on DEV Community by Micky Irons (@mickai). https://dev.to/mickai https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3909620%2F836c63c8-56bd-4f81-b44c-5d3968713336.jpeg https://dev.to/mickai en Micky Irons Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:49:23 +0000 https://dev.to/mickai/will-ai-vendors-soon-need-independent-safety-audits-5eo3 https://dev.to/mickai/will-ai-vendors-soon-need-independent-safety-audits-5eo3 <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fmickai.co.uk%2Farticle-images%2Fwill-ai-vendors-soon-need-independent-safety-audits-cover-1200x630.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fmickai.co.uk%2Farticle-images%2Fwill-ai-vendors-soon-need-independent-safety-audits-cover-1200x630.png" alt="Will AI vendors soon need independent safety audits?" width="800" height="400"></a></p> <p><strong>By Micky Irons, founder and CEO of Mickai.</strong></p> <p><em>Written by Micky Irons. Originally published at <a href="https://mickai.co.uk/articles/will-ai-vendors-soon-need-independent-safety-audits" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://mickai.co.uk/articles/will-ai-vendors-soon-need-independent-safety-audits</a>. More from Micky Irons and Mickai at <a href="https://mickai.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer">mickai.co.uk</a>.</em></p> sovereignai aiaudit vendorrisk frontierairegulation Micky Irons Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:48:57 +0000 https://dev.to/mickai/what-is-the-uk-ai-growth-lab-and-who-should-use-it-4625 https://dev.to/mickai/what-is-the-uk-ai-growth-lab-and-who-should-use-it-4625 <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fmickai.co.uk%2Farticle-images%2Fwhat-is-the-uk-ai-growth-lab-and-who-should-use-it-cover-1200x630.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fmickai.co.uk%2Farticle-images%2Fwhat-is-the-uk-ai-growth-lab-and-who-should-use-it-cover-1200x630.png" alt="What is the UK AI Growth Lab and who should use it?" width="800" height="400"></a></p> <p><strong>By Micky Irons, founder and CEO of Mickai.</strong></p> <p><em>Written by Micky Irons. Originally published at <a href="https://mickai.co.uk/articles/what-is-the-uk-ai-growth-lab-and-who-should-use-it" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://mickai.co.uk/articles/what-is-the-uk-ai-growth-lab-and-who-should-use-it</a>. More from Micky Irons and Mickai at <a href="https://mickai.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer">mickai.co.uk</a>.</em></p> sovereignai ukaigrowthlab lawtech conveyancing Micky Irons Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:48:32 +0000 https://dev.to/mickai/what-is-the-eu-cloud-and-ai-development-act-3dgo https://dev.to/mickai/what-is-the-eu-cloud-and-ai-development-act-3dgo <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fmickai.co.uk%2Farticle-images%2Fwhat-is-the-eu-cloud-and-ai-development-act-cover-1200x630.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fmickai.co.uk%2Farticle-images%2Fwhat-is-the-eu-cloud-and-ai-development-act-cover-1200x630.png" alt="What is the EU Cloud and AI Development Act?" width="" height=""></a></p> <p><strong>By Micky Irons, founder and CEO of Mickai.</strong></p> <p><em>Written by Micky Irons. Originally published at <a href="https://mickai.co.uk/articles/what-is-the-eu-cloud-and-ai-development-act" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://mickai.co.uk/articles/what-is-the-eu-cloud-and-ai-development-act</a>. More from Micky Irons and Mickai at <a href="https://mickai.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer">mickai.co.uk</a>.</em></p> sovereignai eucloudandaidevelopm cloudsovereignty euregulation Micky Irons Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:48:07 +0000 https://dev.to/mickai/what-happens-when-your-ai-vendor-is-acquired-n50 https://dev.to/mickai/what-happens-when-your-ai-vendor-is-acquired-n50 <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fmickai.co.uk%2Farticle-images%2Fwhat-happens-when-your-ai-vendor-is-acquired-cover-1200x630.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fmickai.co.uk%2Farticle-images%2Fwhat-happens-when-your-ai-vendor-is-acquired-cover-1200x630.png" alt="What happens when your AI vendor is acquired?" width="800" height="400"></a></p> <p><strong>By Micky Irons, founder and CEO of Mickai.</strong></p> <p><em>Written by Micky Irons. Originally published at <a href="https://mickai.co.uk/articles/what-happens-when-your-ai-vendor-is-acquired" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://mickai.co.uk/articles/what-happens-when-your-ai-vendor-is-acquired</a>. More from Micky Irons and Mickai at <a href="https://mickai.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer">mickai.co.uk</a>.</em></p> sovereignai aivendorrisk aicontracts aiprocurement Micky Irons Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:47:41 +0000 https://dev.to/mickai/is-your-it-provider-feeding-your-data-into-cloud-ai-3dho https://dev.to/mickai/is-your-it-provider-feeding-your-data-into-cloud-ai-3dho <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fmickai.co.uk%2Farticle-images%2Fis-your-it-provider-feeding-your-data-into-cloud-ai-cover-1200x630.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fmickai.co.uk%2Farticle-images%2Fis-your-it-provider-feeding-your-data-into-cloud-ai-cover-1200x630.png" alt="Is your IT provider feeding your data into cloud AI?" width="800" height="400"></a></p> <p><strong>By Micky Irons, founder and CEO of Mickai.</strong></p> <p><em>Written by Micky Irons. Originally published at <a href="https://mickai.co.uk/articles/is-your-it-provider-feeding-your-data-into-cloud-ai" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://mickai.co.uk/articles/is-your-it-provider-feeding-your-data-into-cloud-ai</a>. More from Micky Irons and Mickai at <a href="https://mickai.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer">mickai.co.uk</a>.</em></p> sovereignai msprisk supplychainsecurity ukgdpr Micky Irons Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:47:15 +0000 https://dev.to/mickai/how-do-you-update-an-air-gapped-ai-system-safely-58ee https://dev.to/mickai/how-do-you-update-an-air-gapped-ai-system-safely-58ee <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fmickai.co.uk%2Farticle-images%2Fhow-do-you-update-an-air-gapped-ai-system-safely-cover-1200x630.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fmickai.co.uk%2Farticle-images%2Fhow-do-you-update-an-air-gapped-ai-system-safely-cover-1200x630.png" alt="How do you update an air-gapped AI system safely?" width="800" height="400"></a></p> <p><strong>By Micky Irons, founder and CEO of Mickai.</strong></p> <p><em>Written by Micky Irons. Originally published at <a href="https://mickai.co.uk/articles/how-do-you-update-an-air-gapped-ai-system-safely" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://mickai.co.uk/articles/how-do-you-update-an-air-gapped-ai-system-safely</a>. More from Micky Irons and Mickai at <a href="https://mickai.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer">mickai.co.uk</a>.</em></p> sovereignai airgappedai updatesecurity auditledger Micky Irons Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:46:49 +0000 https://dev.to/mickai/how-do-you-find-the-ai-agents-already-running-in-your-organisation-141g https://dev.to/mickai/how-do-you-find-the-ai-agents-already-running-in-your-organisation-141g <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fmickai.co.uk%2Farticle-images%2Fhow-do-you-find-the-ai-agents-already-running-in-your-organisation-cover-1200x630.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fmickai.co.uk%2Farticle-images%2Fhow-do-you-find-the-ai-agents-already-running-in-your-organisation-cover-1200x630.png" alt="How do you find the AI agents already running in your organisation?" width="800" height="400"></a></p> <p><strong>By Micky Irons, founder and CEO of Mickai.</strong></p> <p><em>Written by Micky Irons. Originally published at <a href="https://mickai.co.uk/articles/how-do-you-find-the-ai-agents-already-running-in-your-organisation" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://mickai.co.uk/articles/how-do-you-find-the-ai-agents-already-running-in-your-organisation</a>. More from Micky Irons and Mickai at <a href="https://mickai.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer">mickai.co.uk</a>.</em></p> sovereignai aiagents shadowai agentinventory Micky Irons Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:46:24 +0000 https://dev.to/mickai/how-do-you-acceptance-test-an-on-premise-ai-before-go-live-4o07 https://dev.to/mickai/how-do-you-acceptance-test-an-on-premise-ai-before-go-live-4o07 <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fmickai.co.uk%2Farticle-images%2Fhow-do-you-acceptance-test-an-on-premise-ai-before-go-live-cover-1200x630.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fmickai.co.uk%2Farticle-images%2Fhow-do-you-acceptance-test-an-on-premise-ai-before-go-live-cover-1200x630.png" alt="How do you acceptance test an on-premise AI before go-live?" width="" height=""></a></p> <p><strong>By Micky Irons, founder and CEO of Mickai.</strong></p> <p><em>Written by Micky Irons. Originally published at <a href="https://mickai.co.uk/articles/how-do-you-acceptance-test-an-on-premise-ai-before-go-live" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://mickai.co.uk/articles/how-do-you-acceptance-test-an-on-premise-ai-before-go-live</a>. More from Micky Irons and Mickai at <a href="https://mickai.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer">mickai.co.uk</a>.</em></p> sovereignai acceptancetesting aigolive onpremiseai Micky Irons Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:45:58 +0000 https://dev.to/mickai/does-cyber-insurance-cover-ai-incidents-2ijp https://dev.to/mickai/does-cyber-insurance-cover-ai-incidents-2ijp <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fmickai.co.uk%2Farticle-images%2Fdoes-cyber-insurance-cover-ai-incidents-cover-1200x630.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fmickai.co.uk%2Farticle-images%2Fdoes-cyber-insurance-cover-ai-incidents-cover-1200x630.png" alt="Does cyber insurance cover AI incidents?" width="800" height="400"></a></p> <p><strong>By Micky Irons, founder and CEO of Mickai.</strong></p> <p><em>Written by Micky Irons. Originally published at <a href="https://mickai.co.uk/articles/does-cyber-insurance-cover-ai-incidents" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://mickai.co.uk/articles/does-cyber-insurance-cover-ai-incidents</a>. More from Micky Irons and Mickai at <a href="https://mickai.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer">mickai.co.uk</a>.</em></p> sovereignai cyberinsurance airisk insurance Micky Irons Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:45:26 +0000 https://dev.to/mickai/china-now-regulates-ai-agents-what-should-uk-boards-take-from-it-1e2p https://dev.to/mickai/china-now-regulates-ai-agents-what-should-uk-boards-take-from-it-1e2p <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fmickai.co.uk%2Farticle-images%2Fchina-now-regulates-ai-agents-what-should-uk-boards-take-from-it-cover-1200x630.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fmickai.co.uk%2Farticle-images%2Fchina-now-regulates-ai-agents-what-should-uk-boards-take-from-it-cover-1200x630.png" alt="China now regulates AI agents. What should UK boards take from it?" width="800" height="400"></a></p> <p><strong>By Micky Irons, founder and CEO of Mickai.</strong></p> <p><em>Written by Micky Irons. Originally published at <a href="https://mickai.co.uk/articles/china-now-regulates-ai-agents-what-should-uk-boards-take-from-it" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://mickai.co.uk/articles/china-now-regulates-ai-agents-what-should-uk-boards-take-from-it</a>. More from Micky Irons and Mickai at <a href="https://mickai.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer">mickai.co.uk</a>.</em></p> sovereignai aiagents aigovernance chinaairegulation Micky Irons Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:44:49 +0000 https://dev.to/mickai/can-you-stop-staff-using-ai-on-personal-devices-54jj https://dev.to/mickai/can-you-stop-staff-using-ai-on-personal-devices-54jj <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fmickai.co.uk%2Farticle-images%2Fcan-you-stop-staff-using-ai-on-personal-devices-cover-1200x630.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fmickai.co.uk%2Farticle-images%2Fcan-you-stop-staff-using-ai-on-personal-devices-cover-1200x630.png" alt="Can you stop staff using AI on personal devices?" width="800" height="400"></a></p> <p><strong>By Micky Irons, founder and CEO of Mickai.</strong></p> <p><em>Written by Micky Irons. Originally published at <a href="https://mickai.co.uk/articles/can-you-stop-staff-using-ai-on-personal-devices" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://mickai.co.uk/articles/can-you-stop-staff-using-ai-on-personal-devices</a>. More from Micky Irons and Mickai at <a href="https://mickai.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer">mickai.co.uk</a>.</em></p> sovereignai shadowai personaldevices acceptableusepolicy Micky Irons Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:44:03 +0000 https://dev.to/mickai/can-you-answer-a-subject-access-request-about-ai-processing-30d0 https://dev.to/mickai/can-you-answer-a-subject-access-request-about-ai-processing-30d0 <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fmickai.co.uk%2Farticle-images%2Fcan-you-answer-a-subject-access-request-about-ai-processing-cover-1200x630.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fmickai.co.uk%2Farticle-images%2Fcan-you-answer-a-subject-access-request-about-ai-processing-cover-1200x630.png" alt="Can you answer a subject access request about AI processing?" width="800" height="400"></a></p> <p><strong>By Micky Irons, founder and CEO of Mickai.</strong></p> <p><em>Written by Micky Irons. Originally published at <a href="https://mickai.co.uk/articles/can-you-answer-a-subject-access-request-about-ai-processing" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://mickai.co.uk/articles/can-you-answer-a-subject-access-request-about-ai-processing</a>. More from Micky Irons and Mickai at <a href="https://mickai.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer">mickai.co.uk</a>.</em></p> sovereignai subjectaccessrequest ukgdpr dataprotection