Design Principle

Confidence

Systems should help people establish confidence in information, inferences and decisions.

Research foundations

Relevant research traditions and thinkers that inform this principle.

Psychometrics

The theory and practice of measuring attributes through observable responses.

Validation Theory

Methods for establishing that measurements capture what they are intended to capture.

Measurement Theory

The conditions under which numbers can legitimately represent attributes.

AI Assurance

Methods for establishing that AI systems behave as intended across contexts of deployment.

Model Governance

The practices that ensure AI models are documented, versioned and accountable.