Open-source AI governance

Open source AI governance is a simple idea with big impact. Let everyone see the code, the processes, and the guard‑rails that keep AI safe and fair. Transparency turns into trust. Community review turns into faster fixes and sharper features. Regulators and customers can check for themselves instead of taking a black‑box vendor’s word. In short, open code makes compliance a team sport instead of a guessing game.

Why it matters right now

Rules like the EU AI Act and the new ISO 42001 management standard are landing fast. They demand evidence, repeatable controls, and a living [audit trail](/lexicon/ai-model-audit-trail). Closed platforms struggle to keep pace, because every new clause means another hidden update. With open source, updates ship in the open and the community can validate them. Legal teams sleep better, business teams move quicker, and buyers get proof in plain sight.

VerifyWise, the open source AI compliance platform

VerifyWise lives and breathes this philosophy. It’s an AI‑powered, open source platform that ships with out‑of‑the‑box mappings to the EU AI Act and ISO 42001 so you’re not starting from scratch. The public repo lets counsel, security, and engineering teams audit every line before it ever touches production. No hidden modules, no “trust us.”

Key features you can use today

• Implement Governance Framework. Guided questionnaires pre‑filled by AI speed you through policy set‑up and gap analysis.

• Monitor Model Performance. Upload a model and dataset, select a sensitive attribute, and run a bias check. The result is a clear visual report you can attach to your documentation.

• Enhance Transparency With Audit Trails. Every action, decision, and change is logged automatically so regulators and auditors see a full story, not a screenshot.

• Centralize AI Inventory. One dashboard lists every model, its risk level, and links to supporting evidence, making section‑by‑section compliance far easier.

• Security And Privacy. Data stays encrypted at rest and in transit, and on‑prem deploys satisfy strict local‑data rules.

• Transparent Codebase. The license lets your team fork, extend, or simply inspect before adoption.

Wins for legal teams

Legal and risk officers can trace every control back to its clause without decoding technical jargon. Built‑in mappings to EU AI Act titles and ISO 42001 clauses shorten evidence gathering. The audit log means no more hunting for chat threads when a regulator calls.

Wins for business leaders

Leadership escapes endless license negotiations and opaque roadmaps. Open source lowers cost, speeds vendor due diligence, and crowdsources new features. Because VerifyWise inventories third‑party AI suppliers, procurement sees risk in one place instead of ten spreadsheets.