Summary
Release Date: November 5, 2025
Version 2.1.1 introduces several critical enhancements across reporting, policy tracking, and AI interaction.
Key highlights include:
Fixed and transparent citations for all responses
New structured report creation forms
Introduction of Tracking Reports
Launch of scheduled reports and response streaming
Improved impact analysis linking with uploaded documents
This release moves Abstract further toward proactive, real-time policy intelligence, ensuring users not only query information but are automatically kept current on changes that affect them.
1. Core System Fixes
Citations
Purpose: Increase transparency and trust in Abstract’s outputs.
Update:
Citations now appear consistently when users ask short, general questions.
Each response includes reference links showing where Abstract derived its information (both public footprint and private uploads).
Why it matters: Reinforces explainability and auditability of AI reasoning for compliance and client-facing outputs.
2. Report Creation Workflow
New Structured Report Forms
Purpose: Eliminate ambiguity when creating reports; ensure users explicitly select report type.
Changes:
Users must now choose one of the three predefined report types:
Policy Discovery Report
Impact Report
Strategy Report
Each report type includes a new intake form with:
Jurisdictions: Auto-populated from purchased data coverage.
Issue Area: Accepts natural language input (with suggested topics).
Time Span: Defines the analysis window, calculated using each bill or rule’s latest action date.
Additional Instructions: Free-form field for guidance or focus notes.
Why it matters: Removes guesswork from Abstract’s workflow selection and gives users greater control and repeatability across analyses.
3. Report-Level Enhancements
Policy Discovery Report
Full redesign of results interface:
Filter by jurisdiction now works dynamically across returned results.
Added four-tab layout maintained from v2.1 (“All,” “Top Results,” “Bills,” “Regulations”).
Policies are displayed with AI summary and impact explanation.
Clarified sorting logic: relevance based on most recent legislative or regulatory action.
Impact Report
Added new functionality to reference uploaded documents:
Abstract now surfaces specific uploaded files that were used as context in its analysis.
Example: if a firm uploads a data privacy memo, Abstract flags it as referenced when analyzing a bill related to data privacy.
Cleaned up redundant sections and improved structure for clarity and readability.
Strategy Report
Minor UI and formatting improvements for readability and section hierarchy.
Improved text generation flow and coherence for multi-part recommendations.
4. New Report: Tracking Reports
Purpose: Enable users to track and monitor selected pieces of public policy over time.
Overview:
Accessible via a new tab in the left navigation (below “Uploads”).
Users can create named tracking reports focused on specific policy areas (e.g., “Data Privacy” or “Energy Regulation”).
Each Tracking Report allows users to:
Add multiple bills, regulations, or executive orders.
View latest changes, sponsor updates, and actions across all tracked policies.
Download reference data and linked documents tied to each tracked item.
Designed for ongoing monitoring: each time a Tracking Report is opened, Abstract refreshes it with the most recent updates.
Why it matters:
Tracking Reports transform Abstract from a static analysis tool into a persistent policy monitoring system, letting teams categorize and continuously follow legislative developments relevant to their portfolios.
5. Scheduled Reports
Purpose: Deliver proactive policy insights without requiring manual prompts.
Functionality:
Abstract now automatically runs a daily Policy Discovery Report for each organization.
Reports are generated at 5:00 AM Eastern.
The system identifies new or updated policies that may impact the customer based on existing context (uploads + public footprint).
Customization of schedule criteria (e.g., jurisdictions, issue areas) coming soon.
Why it matters: Abstract now acts as an active policy monitor, automatically surfacing relevant developments rather than waiting for user queries.
6. Real-Time Interaction
Response Streaming
Purpose: Improve transparency and responsiveness during long reasoning processes.
Update:
Abstract now streams responses in real time, showing report generation and reasoning progress live as the system builds each section.
Applies to chat and all three report types.
Why it matters: Users can see Abstract “think” — reducing perceived latency and improving engagement during report creation.
7. Additional Improvements
Interface polish: General cleanup of wording, spacing, and loading states.
Reliability: Incremental stability improvements following production migration (v2.1).
Consistency: Unified terminology and labeling across all report types.
8. Summary
Abstract v2.1.1 introduces a major step forward in report generation control, transparency, and proactive intelligence.
Key advancements include:
Transparent citations
Structured report creation
Contextual linking to uploaded documents
Persistent Tracking Reports for ongoing policy tracking
Daily automated policy discovery reports
Real-time response streaming
These updates continue the evolution of Abstract into a living policy intelligence engine, enabling users to not only analyze but continuously monitor and respond to the policy landscape.