GOV · Governance & Accountability
GOV-08Board reporting cadence
Material AI agent risks are reported to executive leadership and, where appropriate, to the board on a defined cadence.
The board, or an equivalent designated governance committee, receives at a documented cadence (no less than annually for L3) a written report on the organization's AI agent estate: number of agents in scope, material incidents in the period, maturity trend, and any controls failing to operate.
Table GOV-08.1 · Maturity criteria · v.1.3
L1 to L5 · the lowest level in scope caps the agentControls exist informally; documentation is incomplete; no consistent review.
Controls are written down; ownership is assigned; review cadence is defined.
Controls are followed in practice; evidence is collected; deviations are tracked.
At least one board-level or executive-level AI risk report has been delivered in the prior twelve months; the report covers agent inventory, incidents, and maturity posture; delivery evidence is retained.
Control effectiveness is measured against documented thresholds; trends are reported.
Controls evolve based on incident learning; maturity gains are evidenced over time.
The v1.3 edition publishes a control-specific criterion at L3 (Operated). The other levels apply the general ladder to this control; see the maturity ladder.
Evidence an assessor asks for
- E.1
At least one board-level or executive-level AI risk report has been delivered in the prior twelve months.
- E.2
The report covers agent inventory, incidents, and maturity posture.
- E.3
Delivery evidence is retained.
Table GOV-08.2 · Framework mappings
5 of 7 frameworks carry a control-level referenceMappings are directional: meeting this control evidences but does not by itself satisfy the external requirement. A middle dot means no control-level reference is published at this edition; see the crosswalk.
Cite this control
Human Intelligence. HI-AAF v1.3, GOV-08 Board reporting cadence. Public review edition, July 2026. https://humanintel.net/standard/gov/gov-08
Edition v.1.3 · July 2026 · Public review · Markdown · PDF
https://humanintel.net/standard/gov/gov-08
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