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Sector-Specific & Emerging

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9 controls

SCT-001
Agentmedium

Anthropomorphic and Companion AI Safeguards

Set design requirements and reviews for AI that simulates personality, emotional connection, or companionship. Address psychological influence, protections for minors, and disclosure duties for ongoing interpersonal interaction.

SCT-002
Agenthigh

Clinical AI Governance Committee Charter

Create a healthcare AI committee with clinical and technical expertise. Define quorum, decision rights, and escalation authority over clinical support and patient-care systems. Schedule reviews around applicable FDA SaMD guidance and state clinical standards.

SCT-003
Agenthigh

Critical Infrastructure AI Risk Assessment and Containment

Assess AI risks in energy, water, transport, and financial market infrastructure. Cover operational technology containment, consequences of failure, and dependencies across sectors. Address these alongside standard enterprise AI risks.

SCT-004
medium

Insurance Sector AI Documentation Standards

Set documentation standards for AI in underwriting, claims, pricing, and fraud detection. Meet applicable state insurance examination expectations, NAIC model bulletin requirements, and algorithmic accountability duties.

SCT-005
Agenthigh

National Security and Dual-Use AI Risk Assessment

Assess AI systems and research with both commercial and national security or weapons applications. Address BIS export controls, defense-related ITAR duties, dual-use research protocols, and monitoring for foreign adversarial misuse.

SCT-006
Agentmedium

Self-Hosted Open-Weight AI Model Governance

Set intake rules for model weights downloaded from public repositories and hosted internally. Check integrity, licensing, and safety before deployment. Manage ongoing updates separately from vendor-hosted AI procurement.

SCT-007
low

Consumer and External AI Tool Acceptable Use Policy

Set acceptable-use rules for employees and contractors using consumer or externally hosted AI. Cover public assistants, browser tools, and AI-enabled SaaS. Define permitted uses, data restrictions, access controls, and onboarding attestations to manage shadow AI.

SCT-008
Agentmedium

AI-Specific External Complaints and Redress Mechanism

Provide a formal complaints process for customers, employees, affected individuals, and the public. Give timely responses and human review of AI-assisted decisions on request. Provide meaningful redress when decisions are incorrect or unfair.

SCT-009
Agentmedium

AI System Algorithm Register

Maintain a register of internal and public-facing AI systems. Record purpose, decision scope, risk classification, data inputs, and accountability contacts. Address applicable requirements under the EU AI Act, NYC Local Law 144, Amsterdam-model registers, and equivalent frameworks.

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