Key Takeaways

Traditional final-stage AI model validations are being supplanted by continuous, evidence-based assurance practices.

Startups must adopt a proactive stance towards AI governance, with failures becoming prerequisites for investment and survival.

A five-step checklist for creating an “audit-ready” state enables startups to build trust and stay ahead of regulatory, investor and customer demands.

I spent one morning with an internal model risk audit team, and the message was unmistakable. The lead auditor, who has reviewed high-stakes financial models for over a decade, laid out the new reality bluntly.

“The era of static, point-in-time validation reports is over,” he explained. “A few years ago, we’d ask for your documentation and a final report. Now, I need to see the pull

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