Independent Standards for Responsible AI
GCAIS develops and maintains technical standards for the responsible development, deployment, and governance of artificial intelligence systems. Accreditation is voluntary and based on assessment against the Council's published standards.
What GCAIS Is
- An independent private-sector standards body
- A publisher of technical standards for AI systems
- A voluntary accreditation framework
- A publicly auditable assessment process
- Funded independently of AI vendors
What GCAIS Is Not
- A government agency or regulatory body
- A legal compliance certification authority
- An industry association or trade body
- Affiliated with any AI vendor or platform
- A substitute for legal or regulatory compliance
Published Standards
GCAIS maintains six technical standards covering core domains of responsible AI. Each standard is versioned, date-stamped, and subject to a minimum 24-month review cycle.
AI Safety Standard
GCAIS-STD-001 • v1.0 • 2026-01-15
Establishes minimum safety requirements for AI systems operating in production environments where outputs may influence human decisions or physical actions.
Read Standard →Transparency Standard
GCAIS-STD-002 • v1.1 • 2026-02-01
Requirements for disclosure of AI system capabilities, limitations, training data provenance, and decision rationale.
Read Standard →Privacy & Data Handling
GCAIS-STD-003 • v1.0 • 2026-01-15
Standards for data collection minimization, retention limits, subject access rights, and third-party data sharing controls.
Read Standard →Content Integrity
GCAIS-STD-004 • v1.0 • 2026-03-01
Requirements for AI-generated content labeling, provenance metadata, synthetic media watermarking, and manipulation disclosure.
Read Standard →Operational Quality
GCAIS-STD-005 • v1.0 • 2026-03-01
Reliability, performance, error handling, and incident management standards for production AI services.
Read Standard →Human Oversight
GCAIS-STD-006 • v1.1 • 2026-02-20
Mandatory human oversight mechanisms for AI systems making or substantially influencing consequential decisions.
Read Standard →Accreditation Tiers
Organizations that successfully complete assessment against applicable GCAIS standards may receive one of four accreditation designations.
GCAIS Reviewed
Organisation has submitted documentation for review against applicable standards. Assessment based on submitted materials only.
- Documentation review completed
- Annual renewal required
- Entry-level designation
GCAIS Verified
Organisation has passed documentation review and independent technical assessment of systems against applicable standards.
- Documentation + technical review
- Independent technical assessor required
- Annual renewal required
GCAIS Accredited
Highest standard designation. Organisation has passed all requirements and demonstrated performance exceeding minimum thresholds.
- Full assessment across all applicable standards
- Biannual audit cycle
- Annual renewal + interim reviews
GCAIS Founding Member
Charter membership designation for organisations that participated in the initial standards development process. Closed to new applicants.
- Standards development participation required
- Charter membership (closed 2026-01-01)
- Annual renewal required