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AI Governance Checklist Template

A practical checklist to keep AI use safe, compliant and accountable as it scales.

7 sections Editable .md / checklist
governance-checklist.md
AI Governance Checklist Template
01Use-case inventory
02Risk tiering
03Controls & guardrails
04Data & consent
05Monitoring & audit
06Approval lifecycle
07Compliance mapping
What’s inside

Every section, ready to fill in

1
Use-case inventory
Every AI use case, owner and data used.
2
Risk tiering
Classify each case by impact and exposure.
3
Controls & guardrails
Required controls per risk tier.
4
Data & consent
Lineage, consent and retention.
5
Monitoring & audit
Logging, drift detection and review.
6
Approval lifecycle
How cases are approved and retired.
7
Compliance mapping
Alignment to ISO 42001 and DPDP.
Use case
Who it’s for
Risk, compliance and AI leads standing up governance.
When to use it
Before scaling AI beyond pilots, and at every governance review.
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