Tiered AI Governance
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What this is
A proportional governance model (Tier 0–3) matching review intensity to impact — designed for organizations that need speed and safety.
A proportional governance model (Tier 0–3) matching review intensity to impact — designed for organizations that need speed and safety.
- Tier 0: approved tools, low-sensitivity data, personal productivity — training required.
- Tier 1: team workflows, departmental approval, basic logging.
- Tier 2: customer-facing or people-impacting — cross-functional review, monitoring plan.
- Tier 3: automated consequential decisions — formal assessment, executive sponsor, kill switch, periodic audit.
Next action: One-size governance either blocks useful work or rubber-stamps danger. Tiers give executives a simple operating system.
Deep dive
Tier 0: approved tools, low-sensitivity data, personal productivity — training required.
Tier 1: team workflows, departmental approval, basic logging.
Tier 2: customer-facing or people-impacting — cross-functional review, monitoring plan.
Tier 3: automated consequential decisions — formal assessment, executive sponsor, kill switch, periodic audit.
Publish tiers with examples from your business, not abstract definitions only.