Glossary · Technology
AI system inventory
A register of every AI system an organisation uses or builds, recording what each does, the decisions it informs, its owner, its data and how its outputs are checked.
- Field
- Technology
- Examined in
- CBA-AIG
- Learning objectives
- 3
Where the CBA Standards examine it
AI Governance ProfessionalCBA-AIG
- 1.4Select appropriate first steps for establishing governance in an organisation with no existing AI oversight, such as inventory building and use-case intakeFoundations of AI Governance
- 4.1Select the appropriate documentation artefact for a given purpose, such as a model card, data sheet, AI inventory entry or impact assessmentDocumentation, Transparency and Accountability
- 4.5Calculate simple documentation coverage measures from an AI inventory, such as the proportion of high-risk systems with a completed impact assessmentDocumentation, Transparency and Accountability
Related terms
- AI risk classificationTechnology
Assigning each AI system a risk level according to the consequence of it being wrong — who could be harmed, how seriously and how easily an error would be noticed — so that controls are proportionate.
- Shadow AITechnology
The use of AI tools by staff without the organisation’s knowledge or approval, often with data that should not leave it.