Unlocking Responsible AI with the Nextria AI Governance Toolkit

[This blog was created from a Nextria/Google Workshop on AI Governance on October 9th, 2024. Click here to access the slide deck]

In the fast-paced world of AI development, balancing innovation with responsibility is crucial. Machine learning and generative AI hold immense potential to enhance productivity, eliminate errors, and improve the quality of outputs. However, alongside these benefits come risks that need to be carefully managed. This is where AI governance becomes an essential design principle for any organization looking to deploy responsible AI systems.

At Nextria, we recognize the importance of aligning AI systems with ethical standards, transparency, and regulatory compliance from day one. To support AI development teams, we’ve created the Nextria AI Governance Toolkit. This toolkit is designed to simplify and accelerate responsible AI deployment by addressing key governance requirements outlined in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) AI Risk Management Framework. The framework consists of 75 guidelines, and our toolkit directly addresses 60% (44/75) of those, giving teams a practical, ready-to-use approach to governance.

What’s Inside the Toolkit?

The Nextria AI Governance Toolkit includes several key components:

• Model Catalog: A repository to govern and monitor AI models, providing visibility and control throughout the AI lifecycle.
• Data Catalog: An inventory that ensures transparency in data usage, access, and governance.
• Benchmarks: Regular evaluations to track model performance, ensuring accuracy, fairness, and compliance over time.
• In-product Feedback: Real-time user feedback mechanisms to enhance system usability and maintain alignment with ethical and regulatory standards.
• Team Structure: Clear role definitions and accountability across technical and compliance teams, ensuring effective collaboration and governance.

The toolkit is anchored by the Nextria SMART System, which breaks AI development into five key phases: Setup, Monitoring, Assessment, Release, and Tuning. This structure allows teams to ensure that governance and compliance are embedded into each step of the AI model lifecycle.

Start Your Journey to Responsible AI

Governance should not be an afterthought. Whether you're just starting to build AI systems or refining existing ones, the Nextria AI Governance Toolkit gives you the tools to do it responsibly. By addressing 44 of the NIST framework’s 75 guidelines, this toolkit empowers your team to deploy AI systems that are not only innovative but also trustworthy and compliant with the highest standards.

Ready to take the next step?
Download our whitepaper here and explore how the Nextria AI Governance Toolkit can help your organization build responsible, future-ready AI systems.