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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
EU AI Act complianceAI governance frameworksGDPRRisk assessmentShadow AI managementVendor evaluationAI incident responseModel risk management
319 articles by Johnie T Young
Guides·9 min
Read →OpenAI API governance and data privacy for developers 2026
The OpenAI API has meaningfully different data handling than ChatGPT. API inputs are not used for training by default, zero data retention is available, and a DPA is accessible without an enterprise contract. Here is what that means for your team's governance.
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News·8 min
Read →Anthropic's $1.5B Copyright Settlement: Training Data Has a Price Now
Judge approved Bartz v. Anthropic on July 20. $1.5B, $3,000/book, 482K works. What this means for enterprise AI vendor contracts and training data risk.
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Guides·10 min
Read →ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini enterprise compliance 2026: the complete comparison
Compare ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini enterprise compliance across 3 tiers: training policies, DPA availability, EU data residency, and which plan you need.
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News·9 min
Read →Meta Layoffs: AI Flagged Workers on Medical Leave as Low Output
26 Meta employees sued July 13 in federal court over AI-scored layoffs. Metamate ranked workers on protected leave as low output. FMLA, ADA, PDA claims.
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News·10 min
Read →AI Models 2x More Likely to Refuse Criticizing Repressive Regimes
Which AI models show political bias? Oversight Board tested 10 LLMs: Claude Sonnet 4 refused 59% of authoritarian critiques vs just 16% for democracies.
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News·8 min
Read →White House Now Gates Frontier AI Models: What EO 14409 Means
EO 14409 forces a 30-day White House review before frontier AI models ship. See how Glasswing and Daybreak gate your AI vendor contracts.
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Guides·10 min
Read →Zoom AI Companion vs Otter.ai vs Fireflies: privacy and compliance comparison 2026
Zoom AI Companion, Otter.ai, and Fireflies.ai handle your meeting data very differently. This comparison covers data training policies, DPA availability, GDPR status, consent mechanics, and the shadow AI bot problem your team may not know about.
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Guides·10 min
Read →AI Agent Workforce Policy: Template for HR Teams Managing Automation
When AI agents start replacing roles, you need a written policy first. Template covering displacement notice, human oversight, and appeals.
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Guides·9 min
Read →Microsoft Copilot data governance for small teams: what you actually need to know in 2026
Microsoft Copilot raises governance questions that Microsoft's own documentation glosses over. This guide covers data training policies, EU residency gaps, DPA status, and the SharePoint access risk that affects every M365 team.
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Guides·9 min
Read →RentGrow FTC Settlement: AI Tenant Screening FCRA Checklist 2026
RentGrow's $2.25M FTC fine exposes 3 AI tenant screening failures. Is your FCRA compliance checklist catching duplicate records and hidden sources?
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guides·5 min
Read →Grok Build: 8,700 Stars in 48 Hours. 5 Questions Before Devs Install.
xAI's Grok Build went viral July 14 with 8,700 GitHub stars. Free-tier sends your code to xAI for training. 5 questions to answer before approving it.
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news·5 min
Read →Grok Build Uploaded Your Entire Git Repo to xAI, Secrets Included
Does Grok Build send your repo to xAI? Yes: wire-level tests caught full git repos and unredacted .env secrets uploaded to Google Cloud.
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