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Records we license

The records that qualify

What AI labs want is a view of real work being done. You will find it in the tools your team opens every day.

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Why everyday records

Public text shows what people say. Business records show what people do: how a request turns into a quote, how a problem gets escalated, how a project slips and gets back on track. That is why labs license it: models trained this way are useful for real tasks.

None of the systems below needs cleaning or reorganizing in advance. A system your team has worked in for a few years probably contains something of value.

By system

  • Company email

    Years of threads with customers, vendors and your own team.

  • Documents and folders

    Proposals, procedures, specs and reports in shared folders.

  • Chat channels

    Channels where questions get asked and problems get solved.

  • CRM

    Deal notes, account history and follow ups.

  • Service requests

    Requests from first message through to the fix.

  • Project tools

    Tasks, timelines and handoffs between people.

  • Finance and ERP

    Records of orders, purchases and invoices.

  • Code

    Repos, code reviews and the issues that drove them.

How scope gets chosen

You do not decide any of this alone, and you do not decide it on this website. After the estimate, a specialist from License Your Data walks through your systems with you on a call. You review together what each system contains, how many years it covers and what should be kept out.

That leads to a short list of systems and date ranges. It can stay small. You are free to add more down the line.

What does not qualify

By default some data stays out in every system: client and patient files, payment card and bank account details, passwords and logins, and whatever you mark off limits. The data handling page covers this in more detail.

What makes records more useful

  • Length of history. Several years of records show how work changes over time.
  • Live problem solving. Exchanges where people reason through an issue together.
  • Connected systems. The same job showing up in email, the project tool and the invoice.
  • Steady team size. Twenty or more people producing records day after day.

Platforms we often see

Most qualifying businesses run on some mix of Google Workspace or Microsoft 365, a chat tool such as Slack, a CRM, a help desk, a project tool and an accounting or ERP system. Specialist tools qualify as well, for example transport management or field service software.

There is no need to use them all. One system your team relies on, with a few years of history, is a fine place to start.

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