Objection: "What about the AI features?"
This page is for advocates who meet either side of the AI debate. Some people object because Exponential has a writing assistant; others object that it does not do enough with AI. Both deserve the same thing: the precise facts about Exponential Intelligence and the controls that exist.
Contents
- Objections from AI skeptics
- Objections from AI enthusiasts
- The controls administrators have
- Reply templates
- Do not say
Objections from AI skeptics
| They say | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| "AI will publish wrong content." | It writes drafts only and never publishes on its own; a person publishes, and workflows still apply | expai, In short, For editors |
| "It will leak our data." | It sends nothing until a provider key is added; you choose the region (US, EU) or a local model | Exponential Intelligence, For administrators |
| "We do not want AI at all." | There is a master switch, also per siteaccess | For administrators |
| "Costs will run away." | Usage is logged, with limits per user, day, month, site and provider, and budgets | same |
| "Nobody will know what the AI did." | Every request, draft and draft state change is an event in the audit trail; prompts, answers and keys are never recorded | same |
| "Our data protection officer needs details." | EI: Summary is one printable page with every provider's region, retention and terms date | same |
Objections from AI enthusiasts
| They say | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| "Can it write whole pages?" | It can fill fields from a brief and draft content; an editor reviews and publishes | For editors |
| "Can it translate?" | Yes, as an action per field and as chains through the job queue | same |
| "Can it help with accessibility?" | It suggests alternative text and reports images that miss it | same |
| "Can I use my own model?" | A local open-weight model through Ollama is supported | expai, In short |
| "Why does it not publish automatically?" | By design: drafts only, a human decides | same |
The controls administrators have
From expai, For administrators:
- providers and models, with a probe so only tested models may write drafts;
- a data policy: region and retention per provider, rules per section and class;
- usage, cost, limits and budgets;
- a master switch and a veto hook;
- audit events;
- a summary page for data protection officers.
Reply templates
TO A SKEPTIC
Fair worry. Exponential Intelligence only writes drafts - it never publishes - and it works with the
editor's own permissions. Nothing is sent anywhere until an admin adds a provider key, you can pick a
region or run a local model, and there's a master switch to turn it off. Details: (link to expai page)
TO AN ENTHUSIAST
It does quite a lot: fill fields from a brief, rewrite and translate per field, alt text, chains through
the job queue. It always stops at a draft so a human publishes. (link)Do not say
- "It is safe for personal data" or "GDPR compliant". That depends on the provider, the region and the organization's own assessment.
- "It is free to use." Hosted providers may charge.
- "The AI is always right."
- "Exponential AI": the name is Exponential Intelligence (Naming rules quick card).
Related pages
- Talking points: Exponential Intelligence
- Handling objections, Exponential Intelligence and data protection
- Answering objections as an advocate
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.
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