Privacy First vs. Privacy Later: The Cost of Delaying in the AI Era
In the startup world, speed is oxygen. The mantra is familiar: move fast, ship the MVP, and break things if you have to. When you are fighting for traction, especially when building generative AI applications, privacy usually feels like a “nice-to-have.” It’s something you bolt on later once you have actual users and revenue. But treating data protection as a post-launch feature creates a specific, dangerous kind of liability.