Data sharing agreements vs. Data contracts: Two different promises around data

They sound interchangeable and get confused constantly, both are "agreements about data." But a data sharing agreement and a data contract solve different problems, sit in different parts of the organization and are owned by different people. As enterprises push toward data products and AI-ready data, the distinction has become an operational requirement. What is a data contract? A is a formal, machine-readable agreement, set between the producer and the data product owner and exposed to…