Built to turn AI, IP and content-risk questions into usable evidence records.
Sphere helps publishers, charities and enterprise teams organise scattered questions about AI use, content visibility, rights, permissions, suppliers and governance risk into records people can review, explain, escalate and act on.
Practical oversight starts with evidence. Not hype, not automation theatre, and not grand claims.
Built from publishing experience and practical governance problems.
Sphere began in 2024, shaped by two decades of publishing work through Litro and by repeated problems around rights, visibility, permissions, source history and decision records.
The same pattern kept appearing: valuable work existed, but the evidence around ownership, intended use, supplier context, permission status and review responsibility was often scattered across emails, documents, calls and informal notes.
Sphere is founder-led and adviser-informed. It draws on publishing, legal and governance insight, cultural-sector work, nonprofit experience and standards-facing AI governance activity.
What shaped the work
- Two decades of publishing and editorial infrastructure experience through Litro
- Rights, visibility, permission and source-record problems seen in real publishing workflows
- Commercial, cultural-sector and nonprofit operating experience, including 501(c)(3) activity
- Legal, publishing and governance adviser input
- Standards-facing work around AI governance, evidence and responsible organisational use
Most organisations do not lack concern. They lack a usable record.
Questions about AI tools, content reuse, supplier platforms, ownership, permission gaps and visibility risk often exist before a decision is made. The problem is that they are rarely organised into something a team can review properly.
Start with the live question
A team brings one real concern: AI use, content visibility, rights, permission status, supplier context or governance pressure.
Turn scattered material into a record
Sphere helps organise source notes, gaps, context and review points into a usable evidence summary.
Support human review
The output is designed for discussion, challenge, escalation and next-step planning — not automated judgement.
Four focused review paths. One evidence-led approach.
Sphere is not trying to be everything at once. The public offer is focused: help teams produce clearer records around visibility, rights, AI use, governance risk and escalation.
Publisher Visibility Review
For publishers who need to understand how titles, rights signals, metadata and catalogue authority appear across AI-era discovery routes.
View review pathCharity AI Governance Review
For charities and mission-led teams dealing with AI use, supplier oversight, content permissions, trustee review and funder-ready records.
View review pathEnterprise Evidence Review
For teams that need cleaner internal records before AI, supplier, content or operational-risk decisions escalate.
View review pathStandards & Evidence
For organisations that need to connect practical AI governance questions with clearer evidence, review notes and human oversight.
View review pathClear outputs for review, oversight and escalation.
Sphere does not replace professional judgement. It helps teams create cleaner review material before issues become disputes, delays or missed opportunities.
What Sphere is not.
Sphere is not a law firm. It does not replace professional legal advice, certify compliance, approve AI systems or guarantee protection. It supports review by helping organisations organise evidence, identify gaps and prepare clearer material for human decision-making.
Not legal advice
Specialist legal referral may be appropriate where decisions need legal review.
Not certification
Sphere helps prepare review material; it does not certify compliance or safety.
Not automation-only
AI can assist the workflow, but human review remains central.
Not policy theatre
The focus is usable evidence, practical records and clearer next steps.
Begin with one review question.
Sphere can begin with one title, workflow, supplier question, permission issue or governance concern, then return a usable evidence summary with clearer next steps for human review.
Sphere supports evidence review and escalation planning. It does not provide legal advice or automated decisions.