Author
Jasper Claes
Compliance Manager & AI Governance Consultant
- EU AI Act
- AI Governance
- Regulatory Strategy
- Product & Legal Alignment
Jasper is a Compliance Manager and consultant specializing in AI governance for high-scale technology companies operating in regulated markets. He advises product and legal teams on implementing practical compliance frameworks aligned with evolving regulations such as the EU AI Act.
Through his writing, Jasper focuses on translating complex regulatory requirements into clear, actionable guidance for teams building and deploying AI systems.
Articles by Jasper
AI Compliance Software
AI Compliance Software
What Is AI Compliance Software? A Complete Guide for 2026
AI compliance software turns scattered spreadsheets and PDFs into a live system of record for every AI system you build or use. Here's what it does, who needs it, and how to evaluate it.
EU AI Act
EU AI Act
EU AI Act Deadlines in 2026 and 2027: What the Digital Omnibus Actually Changed
In May 2026, EU lawmakers provisionally agreed to delay the AI Act's high-risk deadlines. Here's exactly what changed, what didn't, and what's legally binding today.
AI Risk Management
AI Risk Management
AI Risk Management: A Practical Framework for Getting Started
Most AI risk registers fail because they copy generic IT risk templates. Here's a framework built for how AI systems actually fail, with a register you can use today.
AI Governance
AI Governance
AI Governance Tools Explained: What They Do and How to Structure a Program Around Them
AI governance tools are often confused with AI compliance software, model monitoring, or MLOps. Here's a precise breakdown of what governance tooling actually does — and how to build a program around it.
White Label GRC
White Label GRC
White Label GRC Software: The Complete Guide for Consultancies and Auditors
White label GRC software lets consultancies sell compliance delivery under their own brand instead of reselling someone else's. Here's how the model works, what it costs, and how to launch a practice on it.
EU AI Act
EU AI Act
EU AI Act High-Risk AI Systems: The Full Compliance Checklist
If your AI system falls into one of the EU AI Act's 8 high-risk categories, articles 8 through 15 apply in full. Here's every obligation, organized into a checklist you can actually use.
AI Compliance Software
AI Compliance Software
AI Compliance Software Buyer's Guide: 15 Features That Actually Matter
Every AI compliance vendor claims to do everything. This buyer's guide breaks down the 15 features that actually determine whether a platform will work for you, and how to test each one before you sign.
AI Governance
AI Governance
AI Governance Framework: How to Structure Your Program in 2026
Most 'AI governance framework' guides describe principles. This one describes the actual org chart, policy stack and review cadence you need to run a program that works.
AI Risk Management
AI Risk Management
How to Build an AI Risk Register (With a Working Template)
Most AI risk register templates are generic IT risk sheets with a new title. Here's a field-by-field walkthrough of one built specifically for how AI systems fail, with worked examples.
EU AI Act
EU AI Act
EU AI Act Fines: What They Are and How to Actually Avoid Them
€35M or 7% of global turnover sounds abstract until you understand how EU AI Act fines actually get calculated and enforced. Here's the real mechanics, and how to stay out of them.
White Label GRC
White Label GRC
How Consultancies Use White Label GRC Software to Scale Client Delivery
Scaling a compliance consultancy past a handful of clients requires more than good advisors — it requires restructuring how delivery actually works. Here's how firms do it with white label GRC software.
AI Risk Management
AI Risk Management
AI Risk Assessment: A Step-by-Step Methodology
A good AI risk assessment isn't a form you fill out once — it's a repeatable methodology. Here's a step-by-step process you can apply consistently across every AI system you own.
AI Compliance Software
AI Compliance Software
Best AI Compliance Software in 2026: How to Evaluate Vendors
'Best' depends entirely on your framework mix, team size and delivery model. Here's how to build a shortlist and evaluate it fairly, instead of chasing a generic top-10 list.
AI Governance
AI Governance
AI Governance Tools for Enterprise: Build vs. Buy
Enterprise engineering teams can build almost anything — the real question is whether they should. Here's a clear-eyed framework for the AI governance build-vs-buy decision.
AI Risk Management
AI Risk Management
AI Risk Management Software: What to Look For
Plenty of software claims to manage AI risk. Here's what to actually look for — and the questions that reveal whether a platform understands AI-specific risk at all.
EU AI Act
EU AI Act
EU AI Act Compliance Software: What It Is and Who Needs It
Not every AI compliance tool understands the EU AI Act's specific structure. Here's what EU AI Act compliance software actually needs to do, and who needs it most urgently.
White Label GRC
White Label GRC
White Label vs. Reseller GRC Models: Which Fits Your Agency?
Both models let you sell GRC software to clients — but they trade brand control, margin and effort very differently. Here's how to pick the one that fits your agency.
AI Risk Management
AI Risk Management
Third-Party AI Risk Management: Managing Vendor and Model Risk
You can't inspect a vendor's training data or model weights — but you can still manage the risk they introduce. Here's how, with a due-diligence checklist you can use today.
AI Compliance Software
AI Compliance Software
Building a Business Case: The ROI of AI Compliance Software
'Compliance' rarely wins budget on its own. Here's how to build a business case for AI compliance software that finance and leadership actually approve.
AI Compliance Software
AI Compliance Software
AI Compliance Software vs. Spreadsheets: Why Manual Tracking Fails at Scale
Spreadsheets work fine for one AI system and one framework. Here's exactly where — and why — they stop working as both multiply.
AI Governance
AI Governance
Top AI Governance Tools Compared: Feature Checklist
Instead of a ranked top-10 list that goes stale in a quarter, here's a feature checklist you can use to compare any AI governance tools yourself.
EU AI Act
EU AI Act
How to Choose EU AI Act Compliance Software: 12 Questions to Ask Vendors
Twelve questions, asked in writing, that separate vendors who understand the EU AI Act's actual structure from those who've added it to a features page.
White Label GRC
White Label GRC
Launching a Compliance Practice on White Label GRC Software: A Playbook
A step-by-step playbook for the first 90 days of launching a compliance practice on white label software — from brand setup to your first paying clients.