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How to automate “keep up with new laws and regulatory changes”

Here are 2 ways to spend less time on this, best first. Each comes with steps you can follow today and, for AI fixes, a prompt to copy.

60 min
typically, once a week
55%
of the time can be automated
Easy
to set up

Fix 1 of 2

Software featureBest fix

Set up regulatory alerts and an AI weekly summary

Regulator email lists, law firm alerts and regulatory intelligence tools bring changes to you; AI condenses them into one weekly page.

Typically saves about 40% of the time1 h to set up
  1. 1Subscribe to your regulators' updates and two or three law firm alert lists.
  2. 2Route them to one folder or feed (Outlook rule, Feedly).
  3. 3For heavy regulatory load, consider Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence, Compliance.ai or your GRC tool's regulatory feed.
  4. 4Each week, paste the new items into AI and ask for a one-page "what changed and does it apply to us" summary, then check the sources.

Tools: Regulator email lists · Feedly · Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence · Compliance.ai · ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Microsoft Copilot

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AI

Use AI research mode and check the sources

Deep Research modes in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity read dozens of pages and give you a cited summary.

Typically saves about 55% of the time5 min to set up
  1. 1Write the exact question and what you will use the answer for.
  2. 2Run it in a research mode (ChatGPT Deep Research, Claude Research, Gemini Deep Research or Perplexity).
  3. 3Open the two or three key sources it cites and confirm them.
  4. 4Save the summary where your team can find it.
Prompt to copy
Research [QUESTION]. I need this to [DECISION OR USE]. Give me a one-paragraph answer first, then the key facts as bullets with a source link for each, then what is uncertain or disputed.

Tools: ChatGPT Deep Research · Claude Research · Gemini Deep Research · Perplexity

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In-house counselCompliance manager

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