Writing AI requirements into a contract
Write requirements with a source, a check and a decision owner.
Reviewed: 2026-10-03
Source-based teaching example · Fictional data
Narration: Microsoft Mark · locally synthesized

00:00:00.000 — What you will learn

Write requirements with a source, a check and a decision owner.

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Write requirements with a source, a check and a decision owner.

00:00:06.708 — The idea

Describe what a correct result looks like on defined cases. Specify behavior for missing or conflicting evidence. Name who records tests and who can accept the delivered work.

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Describe what a correct result looks like on defined cases. Specify behavior for missing or conflicting evidence. Name who records tests and who can accept the delivered work.

00:00:21.208 — One useful term

Acceptance evidence. The recorded results used to judge whether stated requirements were met.

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The recorded results used to judge whether stated requirements were met.

00:00:30.125 — A worked example

The training requirement uses twenty fixed notices. Deadline claims must match supplied source passages; missing dates must not be guessed. The designated owner reviews retained outputs and test evidence.

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The training requirement uses twenty fixed notices. Deadline claims must match supplied source passages; missing dates must not be guessed. The designated owner reviews retained outputs and test evidence.

00:00:46.625 — Your turn to think

Can a model rate its own answer as proof that a requirement passed? Pause and decide before continuing.

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Can a model rate its own answer as proof that a requirement passed?
Pause the video if you need more time.

00:01:03.958 — Why this answer works

No. Check against the sources and stated rule. Classroom thresholds are examples, not federal standards.

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No. Check against the sources and stated rule. Classroom thresholds are examples, not federal standards.

00:01:14.792 — Check 1

Make tests executable by another reader.

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Make tests executable by another reader.

00:01:20.333 — Check 2

Keep evidence and configuration records.

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Keep evidence and configuration records.

00:01:25.958 — Check 3

Do not imply contracting authority from a technical draft.

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Do not imply contracting authority from a technical draft.

00:01:32.625 — Now try a different case

Open the lesson and try its different practice case. Use every check in the full task. Watching alone does not mark the lesson complete.

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Open the lesson
Try the new case
Check and revise
The full task and its requirements are in the linked lesson.