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Model Validation

The organization shall validate AI models to ensure they perform as intended and meet defined requirements. Validation shall include testing of model accuracy, verification of model behavior, and assessment of model performance against requirements, conducted before deployment and periodically thereafter with results documented.

Requirement ID
AIG-006-R003
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Requirement Details & Guidance

AIG-006-R003 · AIG-006
Why This Requirement Exists

This requirement exists to validate AI models against accuracy, behavior, and defined performance requirements before deployment and periodically thereafter, ensuring AI systems are governed, secured, assessed, and operated in a controlled and accountable manner.

Implementation Guidance

Establish and document the process to validate AI models against accuracy, behavior, and defined performance requirements before deployment and periodically thereafter. Define accountable roles, scope, required inputs and outputs, assessment or approval criteria, decision thresholds, review frequency, monitoring, reporting, exception handling, evidence requirements, and escalation paths. Apply the process across the AI lifecycle and integrate it with information security, privacy, risk, compliance, change management, incident management, and business governance as applicable.

Practical Application & Audit Readiness

AIG-006-R003 · Field Guidance

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        Best Practices & Ownership

        AIG-006 · Recommended Approach

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          Cross-Mapped Regulatory Frameworks

          Harmonized Control Mappings
          FRAMEWORK CODE FRAMEWORK NAME & DETAILS FAMILY / CATEGORY VERSION ACTION
          SEBI-CSCRF SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework SEBI’s Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framewor... Clause: 4.1 DE.CM: Security Continuous Monitoring; 1.4 GV.OV: Oversight
          India
          Regulation
          vLatest View →
          PCI-DSS PCI DSS PCI DSS is an industry security standard maintaine... Clause: 11.4.1 – A penetration testing methodology is defined,; 11.4.4 – Exploitable vulnerabilities and security
          PCI
          Standard
          v4 View →
          NIST-CSF NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) The NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides high-lev... Clause: GV.RM – Risk Management Strategy | GV.RM-03 – Cybersecurity risk management activities and outcomes are included in enterprise risk management processes ID.RA – Risk Assessment | ID.RA-07 – Changes and exceptions are managed, assessed for risk impact, recorded, and tracked PR.PS – Platform Security | PR.PS-06 – Secure software development practices are integrated, and their performance is monitored throughout the software development life cycle
          NIST
          Framework
          v2 View →
          NIST80053 NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 presents control families, i... Clause: 3.19 – SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY; SI-6 – SECURITY AND PRIVACY FUNCTION VERIFICATION
          NIST
          Control Catalog
          vRev. 5 View →
          SOC2 SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria SOC 2 is an independent examination and reporting... Clause: CC4.1 – Monitoring of Controls – COSO Principle 16: The entity selects, develops, and performs ongoing and/or separate evaluations to ascertain whether the components of internal control are present and functioning. PI1.1 – Processing Integrity – The entity obtains or generates, uses, and communicates relevant, quality information regarding the objectives related to processing, including definitions of data processed and product and service specifications, to support the use of products and services.
          AICPA
          Audit Framework
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          Parent Domain Context

          Governance Domain Baseline
          Domain Name:
          AI Governance & Model Security (AIG)
          Purpose:
          To ensure the trustworthy, secure, and ethical development and deployment of AI.
          Scope:
          Enterprise

          Parent Control Context

          Control Baseline
          Control Name:
          AI Performance Monitoring & Continuous Improvement (AIG-006)
          Summary:
          Establishes AI performance monitoring including performance metrics, drift detection, model validation, accuracy monitoring, reliability monitoring, business value assessment, performance reporting, model optimization, review, and continuous improvement.
          Business Description:
          Establish and maintain processes to monitor AI model performance, effectiveness, drift, reliability, business value, operational health, and continuous improvement throughout the AI lifecycle.