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Why AI safety should be designed into procurement, not added later

Businesses buying automated systems inherit some of the risks of their suppliers.

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Original editorial analysis. Businesses buying automated systems inherit some of the risks of their suppliers.

The context

AI procurement is often handled as a software purchasing decision. In practice it can affect privacy, cyber security, worker supervision, records and accountability for public-facing decisions.

Our analysis

Contracts should set boundaries around training data, retention, model changes and incident reporting. Human review is meaningful only if staff have enough information and authority to challenge the system.

What to watch

A useful buyer checklist includes testing procedures, audit rights, data portability and a clearly accountable decision-maker.

Source context: TIME | AI coverage | Sep-Oct 2026. The analysis and wording above are original to THE BUSINESS TIME. Refer to the linked publication for the underlying report; this is not a reproduction or an independently conducted interview.

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