TOOL METHODOLOGY

AI Assurance Tool Methodology.

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Evidence, maturity and release-readiness instruments for AI systems, governance, human oversight and control evidence.

PURPOSE

What this family supports.

Evidence, maturity and release-readiness instruments for AI systems, governance, human oversight and control evidence.

INPUT ASSUMPTIONS

How inputs are treated.

Inputs are user-entered assumptions or evidence states. The tools do not verify live systems, datasets, vendors, clinical claims, vulnerabilities or scientific measurements.

OUTPUT POLICY

Artifact boundaries.

Outputs are preliminary orientation artifacts for human review. They are not certification, legal advice, medical advice, engineering sign-off or compliance approval.

OUTPUT ARTIFACTS

Artifacts produced.

  • AI assurance maturity radar
  • Governance evidence dossier
  • AI governance evidence dossier
  • AI classification decision tree artifact
  • AI production readiness memo
SOURCE FAMILIES

Reference families.

AI assurance governanceAI release governanceEU AI Act source familyISO/IEC 42001NIST AI RMFOWASP LLM guidanceaudit trail designcontrol evidence practiceinternal AI governance policyinternal risk taxonomymodel risk managementsecure-by-design controlsvendor assurance evidence
INSTRUMENTS

Tools using this methodology.

AI Assurance

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Assurance Radar

Measures eight AI assurance dimensions and produces a maturity radar with evidence gaps and next artifacts.

Best for
AI assurance maturity radar
Input
8 categorical evidence fields
Output
AI assurance maturity radar
Method
radar
Maturity
Beta · v1.1
Limits
Does not certify AI safety or legal compliance.
Exports
copy, Markdown, JSON, PDF/print
AI Assurance
open instrument →
AI Assurance

Evidence Reactor

Converts AI assurance claims into a Claim to Evidence to Control to Test to Owner review pipeline.

Best for
Governance evidence dossier
Input
6 categorical evidence fields
Output
Governance evidence dossier
Method
evidence matrix
Maturity
Beta · v1.2
Limits
Does not validate the truth of evidence.
Exports
copy, Markdown, JSON, CSV
AI Assurance
open instrument →
AI Assurance

AI Governance Evidence Mapper

Maps an AI use case to the governance evidence required before approval, release or expansion.

Best for
AI governance evidence dossier
Input
7 categorical evidence fields
Output
AI governance evidence dossier
Method
evidence matrix
Maturity
Beta · v1.3
Limits
Does not provide legal classification.
Exports
copy, Markdown, JSON, YAML
AI Assurance
open instrument →
AI Assurance

AI System Self-Classifier

Walks through intended use, autonomy, affected persons and context to produce a preliminary AI system classification packet.

Best for
AI classification decision tree artifact
Input
6 categorical evidence fields
Output
AI classification decision tree artifact
Method
decision tree
Maturity
Beta · v1.5
Limits
Not a legal determination.
Exports
copy, Markdown, JSON
AI Assurance
open instrument →
AI Assurance

AI Control Readiness Review

Checks whether an AI initiative has enough controls, evidence and ownership to proceed toward production.

Best for
AI production readiness memo
Input
8 categorical evidence fields
Output
AI production readiness memo
Method
radar
Maturity
Beta · v1.7
Limits
Does not approve production.
Exports
copy, Markdown, JSON
AI Assurance
open instrument →

Version policy: each instrument has a version, maturity state, assumptions, limitations, example input, example output and export formats. Method notes should be updated when scoring logic, input taxonomy or source families change.