CERTIFICATION

Become independently verifiable

GAFAIG certification verifies whether AI governance processes and meaningful human oversight are implemented, operational, and producing real oversight outcomes.

Certification is evidence-based, scope-defined, and published as a public trust record only when the verified outcome meets GAFAIG requirements. Private evidence, reviewer materials, and internal workflows remain protected.

WHAT CERTIFICATION MEANS

GAFAIG verifies governance execution, not governance claims

Frameworks describe how AI governance should operate. GAFAIG verifies whether those governance processes are actually implemented, operational, and producing real oversight outcomes in practice.

Before certification

An organization may have policies, internal controls, responsible AI statements, or governance documentation, but external stakeholders cannot independently verify whether those processes are functioning.

After certification

GAFAIG publishes a certified public trust record backed by signed proof, lifecycle status, verification endpoints, and portable trust surfaces.

CERTIFICATION SCOPE

What GAFAIG evaluates

Certification focuses on the real-world operation of governance processes across the AI system lifecycle. The review is scoped, evidence-based, and tied to a specific organization, system, program, or governance boundary.

1
Govern

Accountability structures, oversight roles, escalation paths, decision authority, and governance ownership.

2
Map

Documented AI system purpose, deployment context, affected parties, data use, and human decision points.

3
Measure

Evidence of evaluation, monitoring, testing, risk assessment, performance review, and oversight checks.

4
Manage

Mitigation actions, incident response, lifecycle controls, renewal readiness, and continuous governance operation.

CERTIFICATION LIFECYCLE

From application to public proof

GAFAIG certification follows a structured lifecycle that separates private review from public trust publication.

1. Application and scope definition

The organization identifies the AI system, governance program, or certification boundary to be reviewed.

2. Evidence and process review

GAFAIG reviews governance materials, oversight processes, controls, monitoring evidence, and related operational records.

3. Certification decision

A certification outcome is determined through the GAFAIG verification process. Certification logic is not computed in the UI.

4. Public registry publication

If certified, the outcome is published as a public trust record with signed proof and verification surfaces.

5. Ongoing monitoring

Certification status may change based on renewal outcomes, new information, incidents, or governance changes.

6. Renewal or status change

Certified records may renew, expire, suspend, or revoke according to GAFAIG lifecycle and policy rules.

PUBLIC TRUST MODEL

Certification creates a public trust record, not public exposure of private evidence

GAFAIG is designed so organizations can prove certified AI governance without exposing internal systems, reviewer materials, raw evidence, scoring details, or private workflow records.

Private review

Evidence, findings, reviewer materials, internal workflow, and supporting governance records remain controlled inside the verification process.

Public proof

The public layer exposes the certification outcome, registry record, lifecycle state, signed proof, and verification surfaces.

WHAT BECOMES PUBLIC

Certification outcomes are independently verifiable

A certified GAFAIG record can be verified through the registry, verify page, API, SDK, widget, badge, and modal surfaces.

Public registry record showing the certified outcome and lifecycle status.
Signed verification proof generated from the canonical public record.
Verification endpoint exposing proof.messageString, signature, key ID, and public key reference.
Portable trust surfaces that can be displayed outside GAFAIG through SDK, widget, badge, and modal integrations.
APPLICABLE STANDARDS

Standards guide the review; verification proves the outcome

GAFAIG certification assessments may reference published standards, disclosure thresholds, certification policies, and governance requirements.

NEXT STEP

Start the GAFAIG certification process

Organizations seeking certification should begin by defining the certification scope and reviewing the applicable standards, policies, and certification pathway.

Release: devGovernance verification engine executed on Snowflake (deterministic scoring, registry snapshots, and public verification views)