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Trustworthy software vs vibe coded - in title, the difference is a claim
Two kinds of software are being built: one designed to be trusted, one vibe coded and shipped. In title, the cost of the second isn't a refund - it's a claim.
Read articleAI didn't disrupt title insurance. It walked in through the workflow.
The companies that were supposed to kill title insurance are smaller now. Title is bigger. AI didn't disrupt from outside - it walked in through the workflow.
Read articleThe growth in title is commercial - and commercial is complexity work
First American's Q1 said the quiet part: commercial revenue up 48%, residential down. The growth in title this decade is complexity work, not volume work.
Read articleWhen liability walks in, "lovable" runs for the exit
Vibing over a weekend works when a bug is annoying, not dangerous. It falls apart when stakes go up - trading, medical, legal, title. Being wrong has a price.
Read articleALTA surveyed 449 title pros. Both camps missed the point.
One camp said AI will automate 90% of title work. The other said it can't. ALTA's numbers say both missed the point: title is human work, sharpened by AI.
Read articleDon't give the examiner a confidence score. Give them a reason.
Ask an AI why it flagged a deed and you shouldn't get a 92% confidence score. You should get a reason, clause by clause - like a colleague thinking out loud.
Read articleA missed exception doesn't cost the AI $200,000. It costs you.
Title examination is legal work - liability sits with the agency, not the vendor. 70% of an examiner's day is routine; purpose-built AI gives a head start.
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