Articles from SparkPoint on AI/ML, written for companies building inside regulated markets.
A quarterly AI risk report makes your governance program legible to investors and boards through five risk categories, six fields each, and a structured review cadence aligned with Delaware oversight standards and EU AI Act deadlines.
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A New York court quashed a subpoena to OpenAI in June 2026. Here is what the ruling actually protects, and why most founder AI use is not covered.
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The Omnibus may delay some high-risk AI deadlines, but companies building on GPAI APIs still need a documentation record, an Article 50 screen, and contract access to Annex XII before enforcement begins.
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Your AI vendor's indemnity says it covers IP claims. The conditions, defense control, and cap decide who actually pays.
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Federal preemption of state AI laws never arrived. Build your state AI compliance file across IL, NYC, CT, CO, CA, and TX before investor diligence turns the gap into a deal point.
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Most AI vendor contracts were built for SaaS. Agentic AI needs a control layer: five vendor obligations to negotiate before the next renewal.
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Six Five Eyes agencies published agentic AI security guidance. Five controls, a 10-question readiness scorecard, and a weekly build list for deployers.
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After Thaler, AI can't be an author. The chain-of-title file founders need so AI-assisted IP survives investor diligence.
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FERC's December 2025 order to PJM is rewriting the tariff under every co-located AI power deal. Three contract levers to add before the rules land.
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When your company sets a rule about how its AI should behave, there are two ways to enforce it.
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Your AI vendor's deletion clause was written for databases. The data lives in model weights. The training-data propagation audit right closes the gap.
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You negotiated a right to delete. The vendor agreed. The problem: the clause describes an operation your vendor can't actually perform.
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Federal and EU rules now set the bar for AI vendor contracts. The 12 clauses to redline in your commercial MSA before you sign.
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The Omnibus agreement would move EU AI Act high-risk obligations to December 2027 if adopted. The compliance build US companies face stays the same.
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Bradley Heppner's criminal trial began yesterday in the Southern District of New York. The AI privilege ruling that came out of his case in February is the most consequential generative-AI legal development of the year.
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The FTC just filed against Match and OkCupid for sharing 3 million user photos with a facial recognition company. The deception lasted 12 years. Here are the five audits every company should run this week.
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Colorado repealed its AI Act after one month. Why the state AI patchwork still binds growth companies, and which rules to keep following.
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Deepfake fraud losses hit $1.1B in 2025. One company lost $25.6M from a single AI-generated video call. Here's the 6-point verification protocol every company needs.
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In 18 months, the SEC escalated from $400K fines to parallel criminal prosecutions for AI misrepresentation. Here's where the line is.
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The FTC is set to say when state AI bias mitigation mandates are preempted by federal law. What to check before changing your compliance program.
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NIST launched the AI Agent Standards Initiative targeting autonomous AI systems. Two comment periods are open now. Here's a 5-point checklist to prepare.
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A new FCRA lawsuit against Eightfold AI, a collective action against Workday, and two state laws now in effect are creating real liability for any company using AI in hiring. Here's what to do about it.
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The DOJ AI Litigation Task Force intervened in one Colorado lawsuit in April 2026 and has not independently sued California, Texas, or Illinois as of June 2026. This article explains what the Task Force has actually done, why an executive order cannot preempt state law, and what founders and operators should do while the federal-state fight plays out.
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The FTC just reversed its Rytr enforcement order while 42 state attorneys general demand AI safety measures by January 16. Here's how to build a compliance program that works under both regimes.
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The FTC fined Cleo AI $17 million. Insurers are adding AI exclusions to liability policies. Here's how to build a defensible AI governance program before your next board meeting.
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