Standards & Frameworks

AI Governance Standards

Implementation guides for global AI safety and compliance frameworks. CSOAI publishes measurement harnesses crosswalked to China's TC260 and peer standards — evidence you can verify, not equivalence claims.

Primary Frameworks

EU AI Act

Published

European Union Artificial Intelligence Act

Version v1.0 • Published 2024-03-13

Comprehensive regulatory framework for AI systems in the European Union, establishing risk-based requirements and compliance obligations.

COVERAGE AREAS

Risk Classification
Transparency Requirements
Data Governance
Human Oversight
Conformity Assessment
Official Source

NIST AI RMF

Published

NIST Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework

Version v1.0 • Published 2023-01-26

Voluntary framework from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology for managing AI risks across the lifecycle.

COVERAGE AREAS

Govern
Map
Measure
Manage
Risk Assessment
Trustworthy AI
Official Source

ISO/IEC 42001

Published

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 - AI Management System

Version v1.0 • Published 2023-12-18

International standard specifying requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving an AI management system.

COVERAGE AREAS

AI Policy
Risk Management
Data Quality
AI Lifecycle
Continuous Improvement
Official Source

CSOAI Framework

Active Development

Council of AI - Western AI Safety Governance Framework

Version v1.0 • Published 2025-01-15

Measurement harnesses crosswalked to China's TC260 and peer frameworks, with multi-agent council review and public watchdog oversight.

COVERAGE AREAS

Measurement harnesses
Watchdog System
PDCA Cycles
Compliance Scoring
Public Transparency

Additional Standards & References

OECD AI Principles

Reference

IEEE 7000 Series

Reference

UK AI Regulation

Monitoring

Singapore Model AI Governance

Reference

Framework Comparison Matrix

FeatureEU AI ActNIST AI RMFISO/IEC 42001CSOAI Framework
Legal Binding✅ Mandatory (EU)❌ Voluntary✅ Certification✅ Self-Regulation
Risk Classification✅ 4 Levels✅ Continuous✅ Context-Based✅ Multi-Framework
Public Oversight❌ Government Only❌ No Mechanism❌ Auditor Only✅ Watchdog System
Continuous Improvement⚠️ Periodic Review✅ Lifecycle Focus✅ PDCA Built-in✅ PDCA Cycles
Transparency✅ Required✅ Recommended⚠️ Internal✅ Public Dashboard
Decentralized Governance❌ Centralized❌ No Governance❌ Org-Level Only✅ Measurement harnesses

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