The Data Letter

The Data Letter

Earlier Work: Data and AI

Data Contracts in 5 Minutes

Stop upstream changes from breaking your models

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Nov 23, 2025
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Machine learning pipelines fail in ways you don’t notice. A column gets renamed in your upstream database, and suddenly your fraud detection model starts predicting random outcomes. By the time you realize it, you’ve processed thousands of transactions incorrectly.

Data contracts solve this problem by establishing formal agreements between data producers…

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