AI Governance in Action


AI governance turns responsible AI principles into visible controls, named owners and auditable decisions. This technique explains how practitioners can move from NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001 and the OECD AI Principles to practical controls that prevent privacy, fairness, safety and accountability failures (NIST, 2023; ISO, 2023; OECD, 2024).

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AI Governance in Action

AI Governance in Action Definition

AI governance in action is the practical system of roles, controls, evidence and review used to direct, approve, monitor and improve AI use. It translates principles into operating practices: lawful data use, clear purpose, risk assessment, human oversight, bias testing, transparency, incident response, supplier control and workforce impact review. The aim is to prevent theory becoming a breach (NIST, 2023; ISO, 2023).

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  • American Bar Association (2024) ‘BC Tribunal confirms companies remain liable for information provided by AI chatbots’. Available at: www.americanbar.org/groups/business_law/resources/business-law-today/2024-february/bc-tribunal-confirms-companies-remain-liable-information-provided-ai-chatbot/
  • Dastin, J. (2018) ‘Amazon scraps secret AI recruiting tool that showed bias against women’, Reuters, 10 October. Available at: www.reuters.com/article/world/insight-amazon-scraps-secret-ai-recruiting-tool-that-showed-bias-against-women-idUSKCN1MK0AG/
  • Data Protection Commission (2024) ‘The DPC welcomes X’s agreement to suspend its processing of personal data for the purpose of training AI tool Grok’. Available at: www.dataprotection.ie/en/news-media/press-releases/dpc-welcomes-xs-agreement-suspend-its-processing-personal-data-purpose-training-ai-
  • Data Protection Commission (2025) ‘Data Protection Commission announces commencement of inquiry into X Internet Unlimited Company’. Available at: www.dataprotection.ie/en/news-media/latest-news/data-protection-commission-announces-commencement-inquiry-x-internet-unlimited-company-xiuc

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