Yes. Depending on the agreement, a supplier may introduce AI functionality or change data use terms through product updates and amendments to documents incorporated into the contract. SaaS sourcing managers should review the supplier's change rights with legal and confirm when the agreement requires customer consent.

At ProcureCon IT Sourcing 2026, Catherine Jostad, Director of Strategic Sourcing, Corporate Indirect Procurement at Lennar recommended explicit contractual restrictions on suppliers' use of customer data. She described one requirement buyers should seek: "You own all the data that you provide and generate; Vendors may not sell, license, or use your data to train models without consent." She also asked workshop participants to evaluate a SaaS contract that granted the supplier rights to improve and train AI models using customer data.

In another 2026 discussion, a presenter described how suppliers could introduce AI-related changes through linked service specifications or expanded data use language. Procurement teams could miss those changes if supplier notices went to technology or legal contacts without reaching the sourcing owner.

Start with an existing SaaS agreement and review its incorporated policies alongside the signed terms. Ask the supplier to explain which AI features it has added and whether it uses your organization's data for model training. Agree with legal and IT on who will review future notices, then negotiate consent requirements for material changes to functionality or data use.

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