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AIGS™
AI Governance Standard
Version 1.0 — Active Framework
Developed by AVORD Ltd
50 Controls·
5 Domains·
14 Critical·
6 Sectors
Assessment Framework
From
Exposed
to
Certified.
The first AI governance standard built for how AI actually fails — hallucination, autonomy drift, adversarial attack.
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Score 50 controls 0–4Evidence-based & auditable
→
Sector-weighted score6 industry presets
→
Three frameworksNIST · ISO 42001 · EU AI Act
90%
🏆 Certification
≥90% weighted score required. Annual revalidation.
The 5-Phase Assessment Process
01 / SCOPE
🗺️
Define & Scope
Identify systems, classify by risk tier, set sector weighting.
↳ AI Inventory Complete
02 / ASSESS
📋
Score Controls
Evidence-based 0–4 per control. Critical flags auto-applied.
BG-01 AI Ethics Policy ★
3/4
1
2
3
4
HI-01 Output Validation ★
1/4 ⚠
1
2
3
4
DL-03 Human Override
2/4
1
2
3
4
PROGRESS
34 / 50
↳ 34 Scored · 16 Remaining
03 / ANALYSE
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Score & Classify
Sector-weighted domain scores. Maturity band assigned.
64%
1 CRITICAL
FAILURE
FAILURE
↳ Maturity Score: 64%
04 / REMEDIATE
🔧
Remediate & Track
Prioritised actions, named owners, live progress.
HI-01
Implement output validation framework
IN PROGRESS
HI-06
Deploy hallucination detection pipeline
NOT STARTED
TS-04
Red team adversarial input testing
IN PROGRESS
BG-02
AI ethics policy board sign-off
COMPLETE
3
OPEN
8
IN PROG
23
DONE
↳ 23 / 34 Actions Complete
05 / CERTIFY
🏆
AIGS™ Certified
Independent verification. ≥90% weighted score required.
91%
Weighted Score
High Risk
<40%
Moderate Exposure
55–69%
Robust
80–89%
AIGS™ Certified
≥90%
✓ AIGS™ Certification Awarded
BG — 01
★ 4 CRIT
Behaviour Governance
Ethics · Oversight · Prohibited use · Training
HI — 02
★ 3 CRIT
Hallucination & Integrity
Accuracy · Drift · Prompt injection · Audit trail
DL — 03
★ 4 CRIT
Doom Loop Containment
Autonomy · Kill switch · Feedback loops · Scope creep
TS — 04
★ 3 CRIT
Technical Safeguards
Pen testing · API security · Data poisoning · Encryption
GA — 05
★ 4 CRIT
Governance & Accountability
Risk register · Board oversight · AI inventory · Audit
NIST AI RMF 1.0
ISO/IEC 42001:2023
EU AI Act 2024/1689
Sector-Weighted Scoring
Maturity
<40
40–54
55–69
70–79
80–89
90%+
CERTIFIED
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