The Silicon Protocol: When OCR Asks for Your AI Logs and You Have None (2026)
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Generative AI
Computer Vision
The investigator asked: “Show me which patients’ data your AI accessed.” The CTO opened the logging dashboard. Empty. OpenAI keeps abuse logs for 30 days. HIPAA requires 6 years. Settlement: $1.5M. OCR investigation reveals the logging gap: OpenAI retains abuse logs for 30 days, HIPAA requires 6-year retention with patient-level detail. Hospital had API call but couldn’t prove which patient’s data the AI accessed. Settlement: $1.5M for failure to implement audit controls per §164.312(b