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• Agentic AI · Standards & regulators · 9 Jun 2026

  Governing AI agents starts with identity and a record

  As agents act on their own, the governance question becomes which identity acted, under whose authority, and whether a person could step in. What the breach data, OWASP, and the EU AI Act now point to. Read the note →

• AI governance · NTT DATA · 9 Jun 2026

  NTT DATA 2026: what AI leaders prioritize in governance

  The AI leaders in a 2,567-person survey put data sovereignty at the top of the governance concern list, and named proving safe use, every time, as the new bar. Read the note →

• AI risk · Saeri et al. · 8 Jun 2026

  Saeri et al., 2026: 272 experts ranked which sectors are most exposed to AI risk

  An independent Delphi panel put information, finance, and national security at the top of the exposure list, and found the monitoring and audit instruments that would close the gap are still missing. Read the note →

• Sovereignty · CJEU · 18 May 2026

  Schrems II and why a region label isn’t a legal jurisdiction

  The Court of Justice of the European Union struck down Privacy Shield in 2020 over the same structural question counsel keeps raising about vendor jurisdiction: where the data sits matters less than which legal regime can compel access to it. Read the note →

• Market data · IBM IBV · 8 May 2026

  IBM, May 2026: only 18% of Canadian organizations have AI governance in place

  IBM Institute for Business Value quantifies the Canadian AI governance gap and what it costs. The numbers a board conversation runs on. Read the note →

• IP exposure · Norton Rose Fulbright · 30 Apr 2026

  Norton Rose Fulbright 2025: 47% of those expecting more IP exposure point to AI tools

  The litigation-trends survey GCs and CTOs are reading. What the data says about AI tools, trade secrets, and where the next IP dispute comes from. Read the note →