AI Liability Exposure
Artificial Intelligence has moved from experimentation to operational reality.
Across organisations, AI systems now influence decisions, processes, and outcomes with financial, legal, and reputational consequences.
In audits, incidents, supervisory inquiries, or litigation, AI governance is not assessed by intent, principles, or frameworks —
but by attribution, evidence, and decision defensibility.
This page provides a board-level exposure perspective.
It shows where AI governance can be defended — and where responsibility becomes personal.
Legend
GREEN — Currently defensible
RED — Immediate personal exposure
AMBER — Exposure under escalation
YELLOW — Defensible only with reconstruction
Exposure Perspective
AI liability does not begin with regulation.
It begins when AI influences decisions, processes, or outcomes.
Exposure typically arises where:
- decision authority is implicit rather than explicitly assigned
- accountability is diffused across roles and committees
- evidence would need to be reconstructed after the fact
- escalation paths collapse under pressure
- high-stakes AI use exists without non-delegable board boundaries
Governance does not fail gradually.
It fails when responsibility becomes personal.
Purpose and Scope
What this is
- A board-level exposure lens
- A governance reality check under escalation assumptions
- A view of accountability, evidence, and decision authority
What this is not
- No compliance assessment
- No maturity model
- No certification
- No operational consulting
- No legal advice
This perspective is intentionally minimal and non-operational.
Decision Authority
Patrick Upmann operates at the point where AI governance can no longer be delegated, postponed, or abstracted into frameworks.
As architect of the AIGN OS and author of scientific governance research, his work began with system design — and moved into decision authority when boards repeatedly faced accountability gaps under audit, incidents, and liability pressure.
He is engaged when AI governance decisions must be taken, documented, and defended — not advised.
Board Engagement
If this exposure view raises questions you cannot delegate,
a board-level engagement can be initiated.
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Disclaimer
This page provides a generic, globally applicable governance exposure perspective.
It does not constitute legal advice, a compliance assessment, or certification.