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THE HORIZON
SECTION 20
ISSUE 001
PROJECTIONprovocation1-3yconfidence / medium
AI Contracts Need Behavioral Warranties
Provocation: enterprise contracts should warrant tested behavior inside a named operating envelope, including critical-response times, version notice, and compensation when hidden changes break validated controls. A warranty converts “trust us” into engineering and financial responsibility—and makes the cost of unreliable updates legible before procurement.
Why this idea is here
What the evidence establishes.
FDA lifecycle guidance links updates to planned controls; EU general-purpose AI rules establish documentation and risk-management expectations.
Source ledger
Read the sources.
- S01Guidances with Digital Health Content
official regulatory guidance index / dated Live source · verified 2026-07-09 / retrieved 2026-07-09
- S02The General-Purpose AI Code of Practice
official regulatory code / published 2025-07-10 / retrieved 2026-07-09