The Schellman Blog

My kids think "quantum" is something out of a Marvel movie. And honestly, for a long time, I think a lot of the business world saw it the same way: interesting, a little unsettling, and always about ten years away.

Over the past year, I've spent a lot of time talking with AI founders, enterprise executives, CISOs, and technology leaders about the opportunities and challenges associated with artificial intelligence. There's an incredible amount of excitement about what AI can do, but there's also a growing recognition that developing powerful technology and getting enterprises comfortable deploying it are two very different things.

I remember sitting in a Major Firms Group meeting several years ago when Barry Melancon, then CEO of the AICPA, said something that has stayed with me ever since: CPAs have always been in the trust business.

There have been a lot of conversations about AI safety lately, but one idea really caught my attention: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei spoke about the need for independent evaluators to have deeper access to AI companies and their models so they can actually test whether the safety measures being put in place are functioning.

Cyber insurance renewals have changed, have you noticed?

A Q&A about the EU AI Act with Schellman CEO Avani Desai on risk classification, AI literacy, and the August 2 deadline

On July 18, 2025, President Trump signed the GENIUS Act into law, marking a major milestone for the U.S. digital asset ecosystem. For the first time, there is a federal framework that governs how payment stablecoins are issued, secured, and monitored.

Have you read the recently released America’s AI Action Plan yet? If so, you know that it’s full of ambitious goals to strengthen the country’s leadership in artificial intelligence. For me, one part in particular stood out immediately, the White House issued a clear call to action to the data center industry.