The Framework

AISAFE™ 0 - 4 Assurance Levels

A staged maturity model — from risk awareness to elite, continuously trusted AI. Each level defines what demonstrated trust looks like and the milestone that follows.

AISAFE™ 0 Awareness
Awareness
AISAFE™ 1 Established
Established
AISAFE™ 2 Governed
Governed
AISAFE™ 3 Optimised
Optimised
AISAFE™ 4 Trusted
Trusted
AISAFE™ 0 Awareness

Awareness

AISAFE™ 0 — Limited Risk

AI not used or in very limited capacity. AI governance is unstructured or absent. Only potential exposure to operational, regulatory and reputational risks from AI.

AI use undocumented No accountable owner Reactive to incidents
AISAFE™ 1 Established

Established

AISAFE™ 1 — Low Residual Risk

Basic AI safety practices and foundational controls are being established across the organisation.

AI inventory started Named owner assigned Initial policies drafted
AISAFE™ 2 Governed

Governed

AISAFE™ 2 — Managed

AI systems are governed with documented oversight, transparency and security. Demonstrable to partners and insurers.

Human oversight active Transparency regularly documented Incident response ready
AISAFE™ 3 Optimised

Optimised

AISAFE™ 3 — Professional

Independently evaluated. Risk maturity is quantified, valued and benchmarked against regional compliance regimes. Override and Failsafe mechanisms are embedded.

Independent compliance regularly evaluated Human Accountability Certification Failsafes in place
AISAFE™ 4 Trusted

Trusted

AISAFE™ 4 — Elite

Continuous assurance. AI trust is embedded into technology, culture, governance and external recognition.

Continuous monitoring Public trust demonstrated Renewal assured

Re-Assessment Frequency

The assessed AISAFE Risk Class™ determines the validity period of certification.

AISAFE LevelAssessment TypeSuggested Validity*
AISAFE™ 0Basic Assessment24–36 months
AISAFE™ 1Basic Assessment24–36 months
AISAFE™ 2Basic Assessment12 months
AISAFE™ 3Professional Assessment6–12 months
AISAFE™ 4Professional Assessment3–6 months

*Subject to validating the Business or Asset AI Risk Class™ profile. Any MATERIAL CHANGE to the business and/or processes requires Re-Certification (1 Free within a 6-month period).

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