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RECIPE BENCH / 16NO COMPANY DATAREVIEW 2026.07
Small Business Tech AIWorkflow recipe bench
CONCEPT / REVIEWED JULY 22, 2026

Business-owned workflow evidence

What evidence should a small business keep from an AI workflow?

Keep the approved recipe version, source rule, reviewer criteria, representative test results, observed failures, approval record where required, final business record, owner, and next review trigger in systems the business controls.

KEY POINTS

What the operating concept requires

  • The model draft is not automatically the official business record.
  • Evidence should make a later correction, incident review, provider change, and rollback possible.
  • Retention should match the underlying business purpose and legal or contractual obligations.
  • The record separates source facts, model-generated text, reviewer changes, and final action when consequence warrants it.
LIMITS

What this concept does not prove

  • Do not retain unnecessary sensitive prompts or outputs merely because the workflow can save them.
  • Recordkeeping requirements vary by contract, jurisdiction, industry, and decision type.

Connected knowledge

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