# The Next AI Scandal Won't Be A Bad Model—It'll Be One No One Could Swap Out

> Source: <https://www.machinebrief.com/news/the-next-ai-scandal-wont-be-a-bad-modelitll-be-one-no-one-co-51om>
> Published: 2026-08-21 13:00:00+00:00

# The Next AI Scandal Won't Be A Bad Model—It'll Be One No One Could Swap Out

By Nick Herbert, Forbes Councils MemberSource:

[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)The vendor who looks indispensable today is one regulatory shift, pricing change or geopolitical dispute away from becoming a liability tomorrow.

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