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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.

  1. S01
    Guidances with Digital Health Content

    official regulatory guidance index / dated Live source · verified 2026-07-09 / retrieved 2026-07-09

  2. S02
    The General-Purpose AI Code of Practice

    official regulatory code / published 2025-07-10 / retrieved 2026-07-09

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