MickaiWhen the log is the product, not the exhaust
Most systems treat logging as exhaust, smoke routed away from the real work. I argue the opposite: in artificial intelligence systems, the trustworthy record of what happened is the actual product. Audit-first design builds that record first, signed before the act, sealed into a chain, and verifiable offline by anyone who trusts no one.
https://mickai.co.uk/articles/log-is-the-product-not-the-exhaust
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When the log is the product, not the exhaust
Most systems treat logging as exhaust, smoke routed away from the real work. I argue the opposite: in artificial intelligence systems, the trustworthy record of what happened is the actual product. Audit-first design builds that record first, signed before the act, sealed into a chain, and verifiable offline by anyone who trusts no one.