AI logs and traces should be retained, especially in government deployments

ohlennart · x · 2026-08-04

The post argues that AI systems should write down their thoughts and actions so records can be kept or reviewed by another AI.

It says this is especially important in government and similar settings, where user privacy is less of a concern than auditability. It also echoes a call for a unified retention policy for LLM traces and logs in government deployments, so the evidence is already available if an incident happens.

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