Evaluating AI governance: distinguishing management evidence from claims
How to read evidence about the way an organisation governs AI, and why a management system reference does not attest the behaviour of each model.
Observatory
Looking at problems before they become failures
The observatory publishes methodological guides on criteria and evidence. It explains how to evaluate; it does not report on specific organisations and does not follow a fixed publication schedule.
Guides on criteria and evaluation
Mapping critical infrastructure dependencies: resilience beyond management standards
A method to identify the services and suppliers on which essential operations depend, without exposing sensitive operational details.
Cross-border supplier verification: objective evidence between distant markets
Criteria for buyers who need to evaluate suppliers in another market, and for suppliers who want to present evidence clearly.
Editorial principles
- Primary sourcesStandards and guidance are cited from their publishers.
- Facts and interpretation separatedEach guide distinguishes what a source says from IAC's explanation.
- No implied certificationA guide never suggests that an organisation has been evaluated.
- Revisions recordedChanges after publication are noted on the guide.