The Governance Beat is where AI products meet weapons policy, competition law, and platform power — the investigative desk for gray zones PR teams prefer to leave unnamed.
Investigative remit
- System-prompt leaks and what models are instructed to refuse or prioritize.
- Contractual clauses (government, defense, enterprise) that change use cases.
- Data-center labor and community impact.
- Regulatory fights that reshape who can ship what.
Method
Documents first. Named sources when possible. Corrections logged. See Radical Transparency and Who’s Suing Whom.