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What Is AI Governance?
Edited by Vikram Iyer
Reviewed 2026-05-12
AI governance encompasses the policies, processes, and organizational structures that ensure AI systems are developed and deployed responsibly — covering risk management, compliance, ethics, and accountability.
Organizational frameworks
Effective AI governance includes AI councils, model inventories, risk classification systems, approval workflows, and ongoing monitoring — adapted to organizational size and regulatory exposure.
Regulatory alignment
Governance frameworks must map to evolving requirements: EU AI Act conformity, NIST AI RMF, sector-specific rules in finance and healthcare.
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Who owns AI governance in an enterprise?+
Typically a cross-functional team spanning legal, IT, data science, and business leadership — with executive sponsorship.
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