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GOVGOV-006 — Audit and Assurance Gaps

AI Decision Intelligibility Gap Undermines Human Oversight

3/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: DevelopIngested: —

Executive Summary

AI agents produce decisions that humans cannot interpret or verify, creating a structural blind spot in operational oversight. Boards cannot discharge governance duties or intervene effectively when the reasoning behind consequential AI actions remains opaque.

Domain

Governance & Compliance

Blindspots in accountability, regulatory compliance, ethics, risk management, data governance, and audit.

Source

MIT AI Risk Repository — AGI Safety Literature Review (Everitt2018) ↗

https://airisk.mit.edu/

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