How Fortune 500s Negotiate Vendor AI Model Change Controls - Enterprise Tech with Fexingo

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Episode 116 of Enterprise Tech digs into one of the hottest contract clauses in 2026: AI model change controls. Lucas and Luna walk through a real negotiation between a Fortune 500 bank and a major AI vendor, where the bank demanded 90 days' notice before any model update - and a rollback option if performance degraded. They break down why standard AI-as-a-service contracts leave buyers exposed to silent drift, how the negotiation shifted from a one-page addendum to a five-page schedule, and what the final terms looked like. Along the way, they touch on the bank's specific concern: a credit-underwriting model that could silently change how it evaluates small business loans, triggering regulatory risk. The episode also covers the vendor's pushback - arguing that model updates are essential for security and accuracy - and how the two sides found middle ground with a testing period and a kill switch. If you're a procurement lead, CTO, or legal counsel negotiating enterprise AI deals, this episode gives you the exact language and leverage points to bring to the table.

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