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AI Validation Roundup: July 27, 2026

EU AI Act Omnibus enters into force with a near-term transparency deadline, the high-risk database slips to 2027, and US states fight a federal freeze.

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AI Validation Roundup: July 15, 2026

State and federal AI law shifts, plus practical guidance on AI evals and governance-as-code for regulated operators. FDA-grade validation lessons this cycle.

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AI Validation Roundup: July 8, 2026

Illinois passes a tough AI law, the EU AI Act puts executives on the hook, and life sciences AI validation stays center stage. What operators must do now.

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AI Validation Roundup: July 1, 2026

Colorado's AI Act hits its effective date, the EU adopts Omnibus VII and issues draft high-risk guidance, and governance liability moves to the CFO.

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AI Validation Roundup: June 15, 2026

State-vs-federal AI fights, tightening EU enforcement, and a bank testing crisis: what regulated AI teams need to watch.

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IQ/OQ/PQ: The FDA's 30-Year Software Playbook, Applied to AI

AI governance tools tell you whether you're documented. Validation tells you whether you're proven. Here's how the IQ/OQ/PQ methodology FDA has required for software for three decades maps onto modern AI systems.

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