Understand
AI Analyse
Break down complexity, identify structure and trace relationships among claims, evidence, assumptions and decisions.
Typical outputs
- claim decomposition
- evidence map
- pattern and gap analysis
- uncertainty register
GovAIaaS capabilities
What can governed AI help an organisation do?
The capability architecture groups specialist AI functions by the job they perform: understand, strengthen, discover, assure and operationalise.
Current terminology
The original Skills visual uses AI Approve. The current governed wording is Permission-to-Rely Assessment, because an AI system must not imply that it holds human or institutional approval authority. “Decision & Action” is treated as the operationalisation stage rather than an autonomous AI decision.
Understand
AI Compare
Compare options, policies, scenarios or documents using the same unit, criteria and consequence frame.
Typical outputs
- comparison matrix
- trade-off analysis
- same-unit assessment
- ranked alternatives with caveats
Strengthen
AI Improve
Refine an idea, plan, policy or argument by correcting gaps, ambiguity and avoidable weakness.
Typical outputs
- revised structure
- stronger evidence linkage
- implementation improvements
- clarified limitations
Strengthen
AI Defend
Stress-test assumptions, vulnerabilities, counterarguments, failure modes and attack surfaces.
Typical outputs
- red-team challenge
- weak-link register
- risk scenarios
- defence and mitigation plan
Discover
AI Discover
Search for hidden connections, candidate mechanisms, emerging opportunities and alternative explanations.
Typical outputs
- candidate mechanism set
- research questions
- discriminating tests
- opportunity map
Assure
Permission-to-Rely Assessment
Evaluate whether the output is sufficiently supported for the stated purpose, audience and consequence level.
Typical outputs
- reliance recommendation
- conditions and exclusions
- confidence and uncertainty statement
- required human approvals
Assure
AI Assure
Confirm traceability, check that required controls were applied and preserve the audit trail.
Typical outputs
- control checklist
- source and transformation trace
- exception register
- assurance summary
Operationalise
Decision & Action
Convert supported findings into decision rules, responsibilities, implementation pathways and review points.
Typical outputs
- decision pathway
- operating plan
- roles and controls
- monitoring and review cycle
Visual architecture
GovAIaaS Skills Working Together
The visual shows the original eight-role presentation. Read it with the current authority clarification above.
