Threshold Effects · Category

Regulation

4 issues in this category, newest first.

  1. No. 010

    A Fair Fight with SOX 404

    Arguing against myself: SOX Section 404 is the strongest counterexample to this series' thesis. The argument survives — but comes out more precise than it went in.

  2. No. 009

    Say Something vs. Build Something

    There are rules that require organizations to say something and rules that require them to build something. Only the second kind has a track record of changing what organizations are.

  3. No. 006

    Wanted: The Best Counterexample

    The honest version of an argument has to survive its best counterexample. So: what's the strongest case of a rule that actually changed what organizations are?

  4. No. 005

    Three Rules, Same Outcome

    AI governance, compliance programs, mandatory disclosure: three domains, three rules, same outcome. The rule changes what organizations are required to do. It rarely changes what they are.