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// BLOG

# Notes from the *instrument room*.

Decisions, frameworks, and what we learn from every transaction we touch. Signed by the operator who wrote them.

// Sep 15, 2026

### [Why AI Transformations Stall: Efforts Without Direction](https://liquiddocs.ai/liquiddocs-blog/why-ai-transformations-stall)

Most firms we meet do not lack AI. They lack direction. One partner drafts in ChatGPT. Another team pays for Copilot. A third built a prototype that impressed ...

Christopher Thierry

[Read →](https://liquiddocs.ai/liquiddocs-blog/why-ai-transformations-stall)

// Jul 27, 2026

### [Human-in-the-Loop Due Diligence: Why AI Alone Can't Sign Off on a Deal](https://liquiddocs.ai/liquiddocs-blog/human-in-the-loop-due-diligence)

Ask any deal team that has piloted an AI document review tool and you will hear the same two reactions, usually in the same meeting. The first: "It read four ...

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