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Johnie T Young
AI Expert
Johnie T Young is an AI expert and governance practitioner with deep experience helping fast-moving technology companies implement responsible AI practices at small-team scale. With a focus on practical, actionable frameworks, Johnie built AI Policy Desk to close the gap between enterprise-grade compliance tooling and the real-world needs of lean product teams. Before founding AI Policy Desk, Johnie worked across a range of technology companies advising on AI risk management, GDPR readiness, and EU AI Act compliance. With the rapid emergence of AI regulation globally, Johnie identified a clear need: governance resources written for 10-person teams, not Fortune 500 legal departments — practical templates, checklists, and guides that teams can pick up and use today.
- AI governance practitioner
- EU AI Act and GDPR specialist
- AI risk management expert
- Compliance frameworks for small teams
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376 articles by Johnie T Young
Guides·11 min
Read →FTC AI Marketing Claims 2026: 8-Step Substantiation Checklist (Cox Media Group $930K)
8 steps to nail FTC AI marketing claims compliance in 2026, before unsubstantiated claims cost you $930K like Cox Media Group's FTC settlement.
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Guides·11 min
Read →Georgia SB 540 AI chatbot law: what operators must do before July 2027
Georgia SB 540 takes effect July 1, 2027. $10,000 per knowing violation. Here is what chatbot operators must build into their products before the deadline.
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Guides·10 min
Read →One Big Beautiful Bill AI Preemption: Senate Voted 99-1 Against It. What Comes Next
One Big Beautiful Bill federal AI preemption failed 99-1 in the Senate. What replaces it: a 3-year state AI law freeze proposed in a new bipartisan draft.
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Guides·9 min
Read →AI Regulatory Readiness Scorecard: 25-Question Self-Assessment for Software and Biotech Teams (2026)
A 25-question yes/no scorecard to assess your AI regulatory readiness across EU AI Act, EEOC, GDPR/CCPA, FDA AI guidance, and Colorado SB 26-189. Score yourself and get a tiered verdict, from baseline to audit-ready. Built for software and biotech teams with August 2026 deadlines approaching.
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Guides·8 min
Read →California SB 942: AI Transparency Act Compliance Checklist (August 2026 Deadline)
6-step California SB 942 AI Transparency Act checklist: label AI content, publish disclosures, and beat the August 2, 2026 enforcement deadline.
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Guides·8 min
Read →Colorado SB 26-189 Signed: What Changed in the AI Law and What Employers Must Do Before January 2027
Colorado SB 26-189 AI law replaces impact assessments with notice and disclosure before January 1, 2027. See the 8-step employer checklist.
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Guides·13 min
Read →GDPR-Compliant AI Assistants: Claude, ChatGPT Enterprise, Gemini, and Mistral Compared (2026)
6 GDPR checks your DPO will run on any AI assistant: EU residency, DPA, Article 28, training opt-out, SOC 2, and self-hosting. See which tools pass.
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Guides·7 min
Read →Take It Down Act Enforcement Date: May 19, 2026. What Platforms Must Do Now
Take It Down Act enforcement date 2026: confirmed May 19. Platforms must remove NCII within 48 hours or face $53,088 fines. 6-step compliance checklist.
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Guides·8 min
Read →VC AI Governance Due Diligence: 18-Item Checklist Founders Are Being Evaluated Against (2026)
18-item VC AI governance due diligence checklist -- bias testing, data licensing, privacy compliance, and EU AI Act exposure. What founders get evaluated against.
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Guides·7 min
Read →What Is AI Risk Decisioning? Definition, Governance Checklist, and US Treasury Framework (2026)
Use this 10-item checklist to govern AI risk decisioning in credit, fraud, and underwriting, aligned with the US Treasury FS AI RMF (2026).
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Guides·10 min
Read →EU AI Act High-Risk AI Systems: Annex III Checklist for Employers and Vendors (2026)
Which AI systems count as high-risk under EU AI Act Annex III? 8 categories, deadline extended to December 2, 2027. Checklist for employers and vendors.
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Templates·10 min
Read →AI Agent Governance for Small Teams: Policy Template + Audit Log (2026)
79% of teams deploy AI agents with no governance policy. This AI agent governance policy template covers scope, audit logs, and 5 actions needing approval.
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