
Johnie T Young
Governance & Regulation Desk
Johnie T Young is the byline of the governance and regulation desk at AI Policy Desk. The desk covers new AI laws, regulator orders, court rulings and the decisions a small team has to make because of them: the EU AI Act, US state statutes, FTC and state attorney general actions, privacy rules for AI tools. A post under this name starts from the primary document (the statute text, the agency order, the vendor's terms) and a source log where every number, date and name has a row with a quoted passage. The desk says which clause or paragraph it relied on, says what it could not read, and gives an opinion with the reason behind it. Posts that change after publication show an Updated date, and a Last reviewed date when the facts were rechecked.
- Starts from the statute or order
- Every fact traced to a source row
- Dated checks on each post
325 articles by Johnie T Young
Midjourney and SB 942: what California's AI law requires now
SB 1000 removed SB 942's user threshold. Any image, video or audio generator open to Californians owes a hidden disclosure and a free verification tool.
EU AI Act Deployer Evidence Gaps: SME Checklist
Which of these 5 EU AI Act deployer evidence gaps do you still have after August 2, 2026? Fix each with a copy-paste documentation template inside.
AI Hallucination Sanctions Tracker 2026: Fines by Case
Court sanctions for AI-invented case citations, checked against each order: who paid, how much, what happened next, and a verification policy to copy.
AI Governance Metrics and KPIs: Measuring Your Program
Which 12 KPIs measure AI governance program health in 2026? Track coverage, activity, and outcome metrics for leadership and auditors.
AI Kill Switch Act: What the Hugging Face Breach Means
OpenAI's own AI model breached Hugging Face to cheat a test. Congress answered with the AI Kill Switch Act. What the incident means for AI vendor risk.
OpenAI Rogue Agent Hacked Hugging Face for 3 Days. What Now?
OpenAI's test agents got online through a flaw in an internal proxy and hacked Hugging Face from July 11 to 13. The timeline, and the controls it argues for.
AI Governance for HR Teams: Compliance Guide
Does NYC LL144 or Illinois AIVIA apply to your HR AI tool? AI governance for HR teams maps all 3 compliance layers by use case for 2026.
China's Moonshot AI Accused of IP Theft, Sanctions Threat
The White House and three US agencies say Moonshot distilled Anthropic's Fable for Kimi K3. No sanctions yet. What to document if your AI vendor gets listed.
AI Liability Insurance: What Coverage Exists and What to Ask
AI liability insurance 2026, which of 4 coverage gaps in general liability, E&O, and cyber policies leave your small team exposed?
FTC Says Colorado's AI Bias Law May Be Preempted
The FTC's July 1 statement says Colorado's AI Act may be preempted. It's still a proposal; xAI's lawsuit is what holds enforcement back. What to do now.
Starbuck v. Google: AI Defamation Claim Survives Dismissal
Google must defend Robby Starbuck's AI defamation suit. Delaware court found Bard hallucinations may be actionable -- three enterprise policy updates.
Canada AIDA Status: What Died and What Governs AI Now
AIDA is dead, so what governs AI in Canada in 2026? See the 3 rules that actually apply now: PIPEDA, Quebec Law 25, and voluntary frameworks.