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AI Governance

AI governance is the system of authority, policies, roles, controls, evidence, and oversight used to direct and monitor how an organization develops, acquires, deploys, and retires AI.

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  • AI Governance

Remember it this wayGovernance connects authority, evidence, and action across the AI lifecycle.

In plain language

Governance answers who may decide, what evidence is required, which uses are allowed, how risk is monitored, and who acts when conditions change or something fails.

Why it matters

AI crosses technical, legal, operational, ethical, and business boundaries. Without coordinated governance, responsibility fragments while risks and dependencies remain connected.

Example

An organization requires named owners, use-case review, data checks, testing evidence, monitoring, incident procedures, and retirement criteria before an AI system enters production.

Common misconception

AI governance is not only a committee, policy document, or compliance exercise. It must shape actual decisions and operating behavior.

Related terms

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Learn more

  • Compare broad governance with the risk discipline in [[model-risk-management|Model Risk Management]].

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