The Wrong Default

The Wrong Default

You Bought the Whole Stack. Who Owns the Decision?

Every layer of AI security governs what the system can do. None of them governs whether it was right.

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Thomas Tornatore
Jun 16, 2026
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By Thomas Tornatore, Founder of Fellowship Intelligence

The AI safety market is organized as a stack. When something goes wrong, the reflex is to add a layer: a new filter, a tighter guardrail, a better gateway, a more granular permission. The instinct is understandable, because the stack is where the visible work happens and where the budget lives. But …

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