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PEER TO PEER MAGAZINE:
WINTER 2025
January 2026 · Issue 4 · Volume 41
EDITOR Crystal Little
DESIGN Kendall Lazorchak
ADVERTISING Tyler Howes
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RAPID INNOVATION
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GOVERNANCE IN THE AI ERA STARTS
WITH PEOPLE
by Ingrid van de Pol-Mensing
BUILDING BEYOND SOC 2:
AI COMPLIANCE FOR THE NEXT ERA
OF LEGAL TECHNOLOGY
by Karun Mahadevan
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GROWING WITH GUARDRAILS:
MAKE AI GOVERNANCE YOUR
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by Greg Dickason
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THE REAL "AI MOMENT" IN
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NOT GENERATIVE OUTPUT
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INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY WITH
CUSTOMER SERVICE: PRESERVING
THE HUMAN ELEMENT
by Nadia Choptain
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