Dimension 5: Testing and Assurance
Is this legally binding?
Guidance. Voluntary guidance. Best practice, not obligation, until a contract or a regulator cites it.
Providing external validation and added trust through third-party testing and assurance, and developing common AI testing standards for quality and consistency.
From the source
“Although AI testing is an emerging field, it is valuable for companies to adopt third-party testing and assurance to demonstrate trust with their end-users.”
Testing and Assurance, pp.19-20
What this connects to
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Contains2
Operationalises1
- ConceptFostering a trusted AI ecosystemGuidance
Nine dimensions 'looked at in totality, to foster a trusted ecosystem'
Cites1
- InstrumentAI Verify Testing Framework and ToolkitGuidance
Section cites AI Verify Foundation and IMDA standardised model safety evaluations (Cataloguing LLM Evaluations)
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