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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
292 articles by Johnie T Young
news·5 min
Read →A California Court Just Coordinated a Dozen-Plus Wrongful Death Cases Against OpenAI. Here's What It Means for Anyone Deploying a Chatbot.
12+ wrongful death lawsuits against OpenAI were just coordinated into JCCP No. 5431. What does this mean if you deploy a customer chatbot?
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news·5 min
Read →Microsoft Cut 4,800 Jobs and Called It an AI Story. Here's the Question Every Leader Should Ask Before Doing the Same.
Microsoft cut 4,800 jobs and called it an AI story, even as its stock fell 30% in nine months. What should you ask before doing the same?
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Guides·8 min
Read →Which US State AI Laws Let Individuals Sue Your Company: Private Right of Action 2026
Most US state AI laws are enforced by state attorneys general. But several create private rights of action that let affected individuals sue companies directly. Illinois BIPA, the Tennessee ELVIS Act, and the FCRA carry individual lawsuit risk. Here is where private rights of action exist in US AI law as of mid-2026.
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news·5 min
Read →Your Coworker Is Fact-Checking You With AI Mid-Conversation. That's a Policy Gap, Not a Personality Problem.
867 upvotes, one real question: does your team have a policy for coworkers AI fact-checking each other mid-conversation? Most teams don't.
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news·5 min
Read →Meta Posed as Teenagers to Attack Rival AI Chatbots. Its Own Definition of 'Safety Testing' Should Worry Your Vendor Reviews.
Meta ran a secret program, code-named Cannes, using fake under-18 accounts to push ChatGPT, Gemini, and Character.AI toward self-harm and sexual content. What it means for trusting any vendor's safety claims.
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news·5 min
Read →Rhode Island Just Passed 3 AI Laws With a $15,000-a-Day Penalty. Here's What Actually Applies to You.
Rhode Island signed three AI laws on June 22, 2026: a therapy chatbot ban, a mandatory self-harm safety protocol with a $15,000/day penalty, and clinical AI-scribe disclosure rules. What small teams actually need to check.
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Guides·9 min
Read →California SB 1047: what happened, what passed instead, and what applies to you in 2026
What happened to California SB 1047? It was vetoed, but 2 AI laws now apply to your company in 2026. See which ones and their deadlines.
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Guides·11 min
Read →EU AI Act High-Risk AI Documentation: Annex IV Templates and What to Prepare
9 Annex IV sections, 9 templates: everything your EU AI Act high-risk AI documentation needs, and what to prepare now before the 2027 deadline.
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Guides·9 min
Read →New York AI Synthetic Performer Ad Law: Disclosure Templates (Effective June 9, 2026)
138 chars, within range.
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news·5 min
Read →AI Companies Built Empires by Scraping the Internet. Now They're Suing Anyone Who Scrapes Them Back.
AI labs scraped the internet to build empires, then sued anyone who scraped them back. What the lawsuits mean for your AI vendor risk.
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Templates·10 min
Read →EU AI Act high-risk AI documentation templates for August 2026 (Articles 9-15)
7 EU AI Act high-risk AI documentation templates for Articles 9-15, fill-in-the-blank format your team completes in 2-4 hours, not weeks.
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Templates·9 min
Read →AI Insurance Exclusion Checklist 2026: What Your GL and E&O Policy No Longer Covers
ISO rolled out generative AI exclusion endorsements for commercial general liability policies in January 2026. This checklist explains what changed, which coverage gaps to check for, and what to ask your broker before your next renewal.
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