Contract AI vendors compete on governance language
Ironclad’s AI source emphasizes zero data retention, exclusion of customer data from AI training, existing permissions, BYOK encryption, human-in-the-loop review and auditable behavior.
BY KM DESK · MAY 18, 2026 · 1 MIN READ
Ironclad’s AI source emphasizes zero data retention, exclusion of customer data from AI training, existing permissions, BYOK encryption, human-in-the-loop review and auditable behavior. Those details are now part of the commercial pitch for AI in legal workflows. KM and information governance teams should treat vendor governance claims as implementation requirements: what data is used, where context travels and how outputs are reviewed are now board-level risk questions.