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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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352 articles by Johnie T Young
news·7 min
Read →California SB 690 Ends Most CIPA Pen Register Lawsuits - What Survives
California SB 690 bars CIPA pen register lawsuits over cookies and analytics, but Section 631 session replay claims survive. What changed?
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news·7 min
Read →OpenAI Wants Stricter AI Rules on Itself: What That Means for You
OpenAI asked California to strengthen SB 53 after Astra breached Hugging Face during testing. What training-time incident monitoring means for vendor risk.
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news·8 min
Read →OpenAI's $3.2M DOJ Settlement: PERM Violations and HR Vendor Risk
OpenAI paid $3.2M to settle DOJ claims it buried PERM job postings to favor visa workers. What the settlement means for your AI vendor risk.
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news·8 min
Read →Anthropic's Project Panama: Book Destruction, FTC Risk, and You
Did Anthropic illegally destroy 2 million books? FTC now has a Section 5 complaint on Project Panama, plus a vendor AI risk checklist for your team.
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Templates·10 min
Read →AI Agent Data Controls Register: A Free Template for 2026
Only 18% of enterprises can inventory their AI agents. Copy this data controls register template to document what each agent touches before regulators ask.
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Guides·10 min
Read →How to Update Your AI Acceptable Use Policy in 2026: Annual Review Guide
Update your AI acceptable use policy in 2026 with this 4-section guide for Texas TRAIGA, EU AI Act, and state compliance requirements.
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guides·9 min
Read →LiteLLM Supply Chain Breach: 7-Point Vendor Audit Checklist
TeamPCP hijacked LiteLLM's build pipeline in March, exposing 2,500+ orgs. A 7-point self-audit if your team runs the open-source AI gateway.
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Guides·10 min
Read →SEC AI Governance for Investment Advisers: 2026 Examination Priorities
What do SEC examiners ask about AI in 2026? See the exact questions, Form ADV disclosures, and a 10-point readiness checklist for RIAs.
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news·8 min
Read →OpenAI Astra: What the Critical Cyber Threshold Means for Vendor Risk
OpenAI paused Astra on August 7 after it may have hit the critical cybersecurity threshold. Preparedness Framework rewrite. Vendor policy checklist.
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Guides·10 min
Read →AI Data Retention Policy Template for 2026: What to Keep, What to Delete
Copy-paste AI data retention policy template: retention periods for prompt logs, training data, and bias audits under GDPR, EU AI Act, CCPA, FTC.
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news·8 min
Read →California AB 1898: Employers Must Give 90-Day AI Deployment Notice
California AB 1898 cleared August 13. Employers must give 90-day notice and collect signed worker acknowledgments before deploying any workplace AI tool.
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Read →California SB 947 and SB 951 Clear Committee: HR AI Rules Coming
California SB 947 and SB 951 cleared Assembly Appropriations August 13. What employers with California operations must prepare before October 2026.
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