The Board Director’s Guide to Responsible AI Governance
Begin with a system inventory and business purpose. Ask who is accountable, which decisions are reserved, how risk appetite is expressed and what evidence would change the board’s decision.
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Talk to AlphaBegin with a system inventory and business purpose. Ask who is accountable, which decisions are reserved, how risk appetite is expressed and what evidence would change the board’s decision.
For each material system: name the owner; identify affected people; classify risk; document authority; review fairness, privacy and security evidence; test escalation; assign remediation; schedule review.
Specify action boundaries, financial and data limits, approval triggers and revocation. Test denied actions, retries and delegation. Require a receipt linking the decision, policy version and observed outcome.
Separate source facts, participant attestations, calculations and independent conclusions. Ask about sampling, freshness, reviewer independence and scope. An evidence link alone does not establish assurance.
Review interconnected agents and third-party dependencies as a system. Stress-test authority propagation, correlated failures and business continuity. Give executives clear escalation responsibilities.
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