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Trump Administration's Draft AI Contract Rules Would Give the Government Permanent, Irrevocable Rights Over AI Systems

Draft GSA guidelines would give the US government irrevocable rights over AI systems sold under federal contracts. Here is what that means.

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Introduction

There is a quiet but consequential question running through every commercial AI contract with the US government right now: who actually controls how the technology gets used once it crosses the federal procurement threshold?

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