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Designing Transparency-First AI Governance

Learn how to craft disclosure-centric AI safety policies that emphasize reporting, whistleblower protections, and public accountability.

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3. Mapping AI Systems to Disclosure Obligations

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Not all AI systems demand the same level of reporting. Build a risk classification model that calibrates requirements fairly.

Risk Tiering Framework#

Tier Characteristics Example Obligations
Tier 1 Low-risk tools with limited autonomy Basic registration, annual safety statement
Tier 2 Systems affecting individuals or critical processes Incident reporting, whistleblower program certification
Tier 3 High-impact or frontier AI models Quarterly safety audits, real-time incident reporting, independent oversight board

Use factors such as scale of deployment, potential for societal harm, autonomy level, and sensitivity of data processed. Keep classification adaptive—organizations can petition to move tiers if risk profiles change.

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