AI Governance Framework: The Six Layers | T3

Govern every AI system, layer by layer.

One control plane built as three pillars, each pairing two governance layers: Govern AI (AI Inventory, AI Human Oversight), Build & Operate AI (AI Data Foundation, AI Data Security), and Assure AI (AI Model Assurance, AI Compliance).

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6governance layers
30tracked controls
5frameworks mapped
47AI systems in scope
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SIX LAYERS

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Govern AI

Discovers and catalogues every AI system, agent, and model, including shadow tools nobody registered, then classifies and risk-tiers them into an audit-ready register.

Shadow AI DetectionSystem ClassificationRisk TieringOwnership AssignmentModel Registry
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Routes consequential AI decisions to a human, with clear escalation, override authority, and output validation so responsibility is never ambiguous.

Decision ReviewEscalation PathsOverride AuthorityOutput ValidationAccountability Mapping
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Build & Operate AI

Makes the data feeding every model traceable and trustworthy, from source and lineage through to quality, freshness, and bias screening.

Source TrackingLineage MappingQuality ValidationFreshness MonitoringData Bias Screening
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Protects data at rest, in transit, and in use, and scopes exactly who, and which systems, can reach models, prompts, and data.

EncryptionAnonymisationRole-Based AccessLeast PrivilegeKey Management
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Assure AI

Keeps models fit, fair, and monitored across their life, with model cards, competitive benchmarks, fairness testing, red-teaming, and drift detection.

Model CardsPerformance & Third-Party BenchmarkingFairness TestingRed-Teaming & Adversarial TestingDrift Detection
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Proves alignment with law, regulation, and internal policy, and keeps the mappings, literacy, incident records, and audit trails regulators expect.

EU AI Act MappingAI LiteracyPolicy EnforcementIncident ReportingAudit Trails
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Where does your organisation sit against these six layers?

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