Management summary & risk routes

AI Compas framework

The AI Compas framework is the neutral rulebook for classifying AI use cases, routing risk and setting supplier, validation and monitoring criteria. It is the source for the procurement method; the procedure applies it to a selection run and the criteria mapping records legal, normative and governance references.

• Six framework records cover the method, risk routes, criteria, benchmarks, sector packs and templates; criteria mapping is a separate reference record.
• The six gates are a framework default. Legal, proportionality and procurement review still apply to the use case.

For consumers

The AI Compas framework is the neutral rulebook for an AI purchase. It explains how to classify a use case, choose a proportionate route and ask for evidence before features or price decide the result. Start with the six knock-out gates, then follow the criteria and source records that apply to the decision.

For businesses

The AI Compas framework defines the buyer method: use-case classification, risk routes, knock-out criteria, award criteria, validation, proportionality and monitoring. It is the neutral foundation for an RFI/RFP and PoC, while the procedure explains how to run the selection and the mapping records the legal and governance basis.

For engineers

The framework records six knock-out gates and the criteria families that follow them. It keeps the default and exception visible, so a security, privacy, explainability, portability or data-location requirement can be checked against the declared use case rather than treated as a universal certification claim.