Amer Altaf
@arkava.ai
AI, Cyber and Technology leader
Managing Editor @ The Control Layer — writing on AI governance, value realisation & leadership.
Founder Arkava (launching 2026) - Building sovereign AI that actually delivers.🇬🇧 UK
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Managing Editor @ The Control Layer — writing on AI governance, value realisation & leadership.
Founder Arkava (launching 2026) - Building sovereign AI that actually delivers.🇬🇧 UK
https://theControlLayer.arkava.ai/subscribe
2 February 2025: EU AI Act's first bans take effect.
Prohibited: social scoring, manipulative AI, public biometric surveillance.
The world's first comprehensive AI law is now operational.
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#AIAct #EURegulation #AIGovernance #TechPolicy #AILaw
Prohibited: social scoring, manipulative AI, public biometric surveillance.
The world's first comprehensive AI law is now operational.
thecontrollayer.arkava.ai
#AIAct #EURegulation #AIGovernance #TechPolicy #AILaw
December 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
2 February 2025: EU AI Act's first bans take effect.
Prohibited: social scoring, manipulative AI, public biometric surveillance.
The world's first comprehensive AI law is now operational.
thecontrollayer.arkava.ai
#AIAct #EURegulation #AIGovernance #TechPolicy #AILaw
Prohibited: social scoring, manipulative AI, public biometric surveillance.
The world's first comprehensive AI law is now operational.
thecontrollayer.arkava.ai
#AIAct #EURegulation #AIGovernance #TechPolicy #AILaw
AI agents fail 70% of the time in production (Carnegie Mellon research).
Demos look magical. Real deployments are humbling.
The winners aren't deploying fastest. They're deploying most honestly.
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#AI #EnterpriseAI #AgenticAI #TechReality #AIAgents
Demos look magical. Real deployments are humbling.
The winners aren't deploying fastest. They're deploying most honestly.
thecontrollayer.arkava.ai
#AI #EnterpriseAI #AgenticAI #TechReality #AIAgents
December 31, 2025 at 10:45 AM
AI agents fail 70% of the time in production (Carnegie Mellon research).
Demos look magical. Real deployments are humbling.
The winners aren't deploying fastest. They're deploying most honestly.
thecontrollayer.arkava.ai
#AI #EnterpriseAI #AgenticAI #TechReality #AIAgents
Demos look magical. Real deployments are humbling.
The winners aren't deploying fastest. They're deploying most honestly.
thecontrollayer.arkava.ai
#AI #EnterpriseAI #AgenticAI #TechReality #AIAgents
Romania's water. Sweden's grid. A pattern across Eastern Europe.
Essential services. NATO states. Winter timing. Not profit-driven.
These techniques work on Western infrastructure too.
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#CNI #Cybersecurity
Essential services. NATO states. Winter timing. Not profit-driven.
These techniques work on Western infrastructure too.
Subscribe for more: https://link.arkava.ai/join
#CNI #Cybersecurity
December 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Romania's water. Sweden's grid. A pattern across Eastern Europe.
Essential services. NATO states. Winter timing. Not profit-driven.
These techniques work on Western infrastructure too.
Subscribe for more: https://link.arkava.ai/join
#CNI #Cybersecurity
Essential services. NATO states. Winter timing. Not profit-driven.
These techniques work on Western infrastructure too.
Subscribe for more: https://link.arkava.ai/join
#CNI #Cybersecurity
99.99% fidelity quantum chip using silicon and phosphorus. Same tech as 1970s semiconductors.
Commercial quantum systems: 18-36 months. Post-quantum crypto planning starts now.
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#QuantumComputing #Cybersecurity
Commercial quantum systems: 18-36 months. Post-quantum crypto planning starts now.
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#QuantumComputing #Cybersecurity
December 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
99.99% fidelity quantum chip using silicon and phosphorus. Same tech as 1970s semiconductors.
Commercial quantum systems: 18-36 months. Post-quantum crypto planning starts now.
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
#QuantumComputing #Cybersecurity
Commercial quantum systems: 18-36 months. Post-quantum crypto planning starts now.
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
#QuantumComputing #Cybersecurity
“Pro-Russian hacktivists” attack French postal service. But the group has state command, state targeting, and state protection.
At some point “hacktivist” becomes a diplomatic fiction—useful for avoiding escalation, not describing reality.
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#Cybersecurity
At some point “hacktivist” becomes a diplomatic fiction—useful for avoiding escalation, not describing reality.
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
#Cybersecurity
December 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM
“Pro-Russian hacktivists” attack French postal service. But the group has state command, state targeting, and state protection.
At some point “hacktivist” becomes a diplomatic fiction—useful for avoiding escalation, not describing reality.
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
#Cybersecurity
At some point “hacktivist” becomes a diplomatic fiction—useful for avoiding escalation, not describing reality.
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
#Cybersecurity
China’s 2026 space plans aren’t a race. They’re infrastructure.
Serviceable telescope. Lunar base reconnaissance. One probe visiting asteroid + comet over 9 years.
Systems compound. Missions don’t.
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#Space #Geopolitics
Serviceable telescope. Lunar base reconnaissance. One probe visiting asteroid + comet over 9 years.
Systems compound. Missions don’t.
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#Space #Geopolitics
December 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
China’s 2026 space plans aren’t a race. They’re infrastructure.
Serviceable telescope. Lunar base reconnaissance. One probe visiting asteroid + comet over 9 years.
Systems compound. Missions don’t.
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
#Space #Geopolitics
Serviceable telescope. Lunar base reconnaissance. One probe visiting asteroid + comet over 9 years.
Systems compound. Missions don’t.
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
#Space #Geopolitics
US bans Thierry Breton. Europe calls it intimidation aimed at undermining digital sovereignty.
The real dispute: American platforms must follow European rules in European markets.
That’s not censorship.That’s jurisdiction.
Both sides betting the other blinks
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The real dispute: American platforms must follow European rules in European markets.
That’s not censorship.That’s jurisdiction.
Both sides betting the other blinks
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
December 25, 2025 at 12:16 AM
US bans Thierry Breton. Europe calls it intimidation aimed at undermining digital sovereignty.
The real dispute: American platforms must follow European rules in European markets.
That’s not censorship.That’s jurisdiction.
Both sides betting the other blinks
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
The real dispute: American platforms must follow European rules in European markets.
That’s not censorship.That’s jurisdiction.
Both sides betting the other blinks
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
UK AI Growth Lab: test regulations in sandboxes with real users. 6.6x more investment for participants.
But liability frameworks still TBD. January deadline approaches.
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#ArtificialIntelligence #UK
But liability frameworks still TBD. January deadline approaches.
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
#ArtificialIntelligence #UK
December 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
UK AI Growth Lab: test regulations in sandboxes with real users. 6.6x more investment for participants.
But liability frameworks still TBD. January deadline approaches.
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
#ArtificialIntelligence #UK
But liability frameworks still TBD. January deadline approaches.
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
#ArtificialIntelligence #UK
US federalises AI regulation. One executive order gives Commerce 90 days to identify "obstructing" state laws, then cut funding.
Constitutional showdown incoming. Watch the circuit courts.
Follow for More: TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
#AIRegulation #TechPolicy
Constitutional showdown incoming. Watch the circuit courts.
Follow for More: TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
#AIRegulation #TechPolicy
December 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
US federalises AI regulation. One executive order gives Commerce 90 days to identify "obstructing" state laws, then cut funding.
Constitutional showdown incoming. Watch the circuit courts.
Follow for More: TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
#AIRegulation #TechPolicy
Constitutional showdown incoming. Watch the circuit courts.
Follow for More: TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
#AIRegulation #TechPolicy
Someone copied ALL of Spotify — 256M songs — and is giving it away. They call it "preservation." It's not.
The real story: streaming platforms sell convenience, not control. That illusion just shattered. The most valuable part? The organised catalogue, not the music itself.
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The real story: streaming platforms sell convenience, not control. That illusion just shattered. The most valuable part? The organised catalogue, not the music itself.
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
December 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Someone copied ALL of Spotify — 256M songs — and is giving it away. They call it "preservation." It's not.
The real story: streaming platforms sell convenience, not control. That illusion just shattered. The most valuable part? The organised catalogue, not the music itself.
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
The real story: streaming platforms sell convenience, not control. That illusion just shattered. The most valuable part? The organised catalogue, not the music itself.
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
AI returns pattern: robust gains sit on cost side. 40% faster loans, 2% opex cuts — measurable.
Revenue benefits exist but harder to attribute.
Sequence: cost first, revenue second. Match measurement to maturity.
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#AI #ROI
Revenue benefits exist but harder to attribute.
Sequence: cost first, revenue second. Match measurement to maturity.
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
#AI #ROI
December 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
AI returns pattern: robust gains sit on cost side. 40% faster loans, 2% opex cuts — measurable.
Revenue benefits exist but harder to attribute.
Sequence: cost first, revenue second. Match measurement to maturity.
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
#AI #ROI
Revenue benefits exist but harder to attribute.
Sequence: cost first, revenue second. Match measurement to maturity.
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
#AI #ROI
TikTok’s “US ownership” deal: American investors control security compliance. ByteDance keeps advertising and e-commerce — where the money is. US users are 10% of users, 40% of revenue. That revenue engine stays ByteDance-aligned.
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#TikTok #AI
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#TikTok #AI
December 20, 2025 at 11:52 PM
TikTok’s “US ownership” deal: American investors control security compliance. ByteDance keeps advertising and e-commerce — where the money is. US users are 10% of users, 40% of revenue. That revenue engine stays ByteDance-aligned.
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#TikTok #AI
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#TikTok #AI
Google Threat Intel: NK, Iran, China using AI across attack lifecycles. Malware found using AI mid-execution to evade detection. Adversaries don’t wait for safety frameworks. Defensive AI deployment now essential. TheControlLayer.arkava.ai #Cybersecurity #AI
December 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Google Threat Intel: NK, Iran, China using AI across attack lifecycles. Malware found using AI mid-execution to evade detection. Adversaries don’t wait for safety frameworks. Defensive AI deployment now essential. TheControlLayer.arkava.ai #Cybersecurity #AI
UK AI Growth Lab: final consultation phase. Sandboxes where testing can trigger permanent regulatory changes. Middle path between EU horizontal rules and US self-regulation. Value depends entirely on execution. TheControlLayer.arkava.ai #AI #UKTech
December 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
UK AI Growth Lab: final consultation phase. Sandboxes where testing can trigger permanent regulatory changes. Middle path between EU horizontal rules and US self-regulation. Value depends entirely on execution. TheControlLayer.arkava.ai #AI #UKTech
OpenAI: new models pose “high” cybersecurity risk. Could enable zero-day exploits. When the model provider warns you, believe them. Defenders vs attackers in an AI adoption race. TheControlLayer.arkava.ai #AI #Cybersecurity #OpenAI
December 18, 2025 at 6:14 AM
OpenAI: new models pose “high” cybersecurity risk. Could enable zero-day exploits. When the model provider warns you, believe them. Defenders vs attackers in an AI adoption race. TheControlLayer.arkava.ai #AI #Cybersecurity #OpenAI
OpenAI's "code red" response: GPT-5.2 rushed to market after Gemini 3 threat. 55.6% SWE-Bench Pro score.
Speed over polish. Three frontier models in three weeks.
The AI arms race is operational reality.
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai #AI #OpenAI
Speed over polish. Three frontier models in three weeks.
The AI arms race is operational reality.
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai #AI #OpenAI
December 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
OpenAI's "code red" response: GPT-5.2 rushed to market after Gemini 3 threat. 55.6% SWE-Bench Pro score.
Speed over polish. Three frontier models in three weeks.
The AI arms race is operational reality.
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai #AI #OpenAI
Speed over polish. Three frontier models in three weeks.
The AI arms race is operational reality.
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai #AI #OpenAI
Cambricon plans 500K AI chips by 2026. Export controls working? China achieving autonomy? Both are true. We’re watching supply chain fragmentation — not winners and losers, but irreversible decoupling. Follow for more. TheControlLayer.arkava.ai #AI #Semiconductors #Geopolitics
December 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Cambricon plans 500K AI chips by 2026. Export controls working? China achieving autonomy? Both are true. We’re watching supply chain fragmentation — not winners and losers, but irreversible decoupling. Follow for more. TheControlLayer.arkava.ai #AI #Semiconductors #Geopolitics
RSA has an official expiry date: 2035.
But security leaders need plans by 2026 and critical migrations done by 2030.
The quantum countdown is not theoretical. NCSC, NIST, and EU bodies have set the deadlines.
Time to start planning.
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
But security leaders need plans by 2026 and critical migrations done by 2030.
The quantum countdown is not theoretical. NCSC, NIST, and EU bodies have set the deadlines.
Time to start planning.
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
December 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
RSA has an official expiry date: 2035.
But security leaders need plans by 2026 and critical migrations done by 2030.
The quantum countdown is not theoretical. NCSC, NIST, and EU bodies have set the deadlines.
Time to start planning.
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
But security leaders need plans by 2026 and critical migrations done by 2030.
The quantum countdown is not theoretical. NCSC, NIST, and EU bodies have set the deadlines.
Time to start planning.
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
US suspends £31bn Tech Prosperity Deal with UK over digital tax dispute. Three months from “partnership” to leverage. The sovereignty trap: build AI strategy on foreign capital, discover the conditions later. TheControlLayer.arkava.ai #AIPolicy #UKTech
December 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
US suspends £31bn Tech Prosperity Deal with UK over digital tax dispute. Three months from “partnership” to leverage. The sovereignty trap: build AI strategy on foreign capital, discover the conditions later. TheControlLayer.arkava.ai #AIPolicy #UKTech
Europe cannot see its own territory from space without American satellites.
That dependency shapes foreign policy and constrains military options.
Now: 100 AI satellites by 2029, €35bn committed.
The sovereignty test begins.
thecontrollayer.arkava.ai
#EuropeanDefence
That dependency shapes foreign policy and constrains military options.
Now: 100 AI satellites by 2029, €35bn committed.
The sovereignty test begins.
thecontrollayer.arkava.ai
#EuropeanDefence
December 15, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Europe cannot see its own territory from space without American satellites.
That dependency shapes foreign policy and constrains military options.
Now: 100 AI satellites by 2029, €35bn committed.
The sovereignty test begins.
thecontrollayer.arkava.ai
#EuropeanDefence
That dependency shapes foreign policy and constrains military options.
Now: 100 AI satellites by 2029, €35bn committed.
The sovereignty test begins.
thecontrollayer.arkava.ai
#EuropeanDefence
Africa's $1T AI roadmap puts agriculture first — $200B in gains from better yields and market access for smallholders. Not chatbots. Not job displacement fears. AI in service of food security. Different starting points, different AI futures. TheControlLayer.arkava.ai #AI #Africa
December 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Africa's $1T AI roadmap puts agriculture first — $200B in gains from better yields and market access for smallholders. Not chatbots. Not job displacement fears. AI in service of food security. Different starting points, different AI futures. TheControlLayer.arkava.ai #AI #Africa
Disney's Google cease-and-desist + OpenAI investment isn't hypocrisy. It's strategy: punish unlicensed use, reward licensed use. Same goal, two tools. We're watching AI licensing emerge as a major IP revenue category. TheControlLayer.arkava.ai #AI #Copyright #Disney
December 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Disney's Google cease-and-desist + OpenAI investment isn't hypocrisy. It's strategy: punish unlicensed use, reward licensed use. Same goal, two tools. We're watching AI licensing emerge as a major IP revenue category. TheControlLayer.arkava.ai #AI #Copyright #Disney
No-code AI in banking is growing fast — loan processing, fraud detection, risk assessment "without extensive IT involvement."
That's not a feature. Under the EU AI Act, it's a compliance gap.
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#AI #NoCode #FinTech #Governance
That's not a feature. Under the EU AI Act, it's a compliance gap.
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
#AI #NoCode #FinTech #Governance
December 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
No-code AI in banking is growing fast — loan processing, fraud detection, risk assessment "without extensive IT involvement."
That's not a feature. Under the EU AI Act, it's a compliance gap.
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
#AI #NoCode #FinTech #Governance
That's not a feature. Under the EU AI Act, it's a compliance gap.
TheControlLayer.arkava.ai
#AI #NoCode #FinTech #Governance
The Control Layer helps leaders make sense of AI, cybersecurity and digital sovereignty — in plain English, with verifiable analysis and next steps. Subscribe free: thecontrollayer.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:17 AM
The Control Layer helps leaders make sense of AI, cybersecurity and digital sovereignty — in plain English, with verifiable analysis and next steps. Subscribe free: thecontrollayer.substack.com
Microsoft × OpenAI just rewrote the AI rulebook: rights to 2032, $250bn Azure commitment, and an independent AGI check. Not a breakup—structured independence. What it means: multi-cloud, portability, updated contracts. shm.to/Xfmyxkc #AI #AGI #Microsoft #OpenAI #Azure
October 29, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Microsoft × OpenAI just rewrote the AI rulebook: rights to 2032, $250bn Azure commitment, and an independent AGI check. Not a breakup—structured independence. What it means: multi-cloud, portability, updated contracts. shm.to/Xfmyxkc #AI #AGI #Microsoft #OpenAI #Azure