The 2026 Contract Trust Report

- Insights from 2025 -

Contracts Are No Longer Paperwork. They’re Trust Infrastructure.

In 2025, AI didn’t just add new clauses; it changed what contracts are designed to do. The 2026 Contract Trust Report analyzes thousands of real agreements to reveal how deal teams are redesigning contracts for governance, accountability, and risk in the AI era. 

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What you’ll find inside

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  • Where AI clauses moved in 2025
    From standalone addenda to core sections like indemnities, audit rights, governance, and performance obligations.

  • Why insurance stopped being a reliable backstop
    And how contracts began absorbing AI risk through governance instead.

  • How IP protections fractured
    Into input/training/output rights as indemnities narrowed and risk became itemized.

  • Where AI clauses moved in 2025
    From standalone addenda to core sections like indemnities, audit rights, governance, and performance obligations.

  • Why regulation became contractual
    Companies operationalized AI governance inside agreements before regulators finished writing rules. 

    And many more insights from thousands of analyzed contracts to make 2026 a success. 

See what changed in 2025, and what to expect in 2026.

Contract Trust Report