Ep164: From Regulatory Burden to Business Advantage: How Archer is conquering regulatory change and compliance with Amazon Bedrock
Update: 2025-10-29
Description
Archer's Global Head of Engineering reveals how they're using Amazon Bedrock to help enterprises avoid billions in regulatory fines by transforming complex compliance laws into actionable AI-powered workflows.
Topics Include:
- James Griffith, VP Engineering at Archer, leads development for risk and compliance solutions
- Archer helps enterprises navigate the complex world of regulatory compliance beyond outdated spreadsheets
- Since 2009, banks alone have been fined $342 billion by regulators worldwide
- Even "deregulated" Texas added 1,100 new laws in just one legislative session
- Regulatory data exists online but is overwhelming—too much for humans to process
- Archer built an AI pipeline: ingesting regulations, extracting obligations, and generating compliance controls
- Amazon Bedrock eliminated the need to build ML infrastructure or hire specialized teams
- Model interchangeability let them switch between Claude and Llama with just clicks
- Built-in guardrails prevented users from misusing AI without custom security development
- From initial vision to working product took just six months using Bedrock
- Different AI models deploy globally, adapting to each country's unique regulatory stance
- Engineers experiment safely with AI using Bedrock, preparing the team for the future
Participants:
- James Griffith – Global Head of Engineering, Archer
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