Chair's Letter | Role Brief

Board & Audit Committee

Make AI oversight evidence-based

The Challenge

What this role is up against

Boards do not need to operate AI systems. They do need enough evidence to determine whether management has built a credible system of accountability around them.

Useful AI oversight should answer a small set of consequential questions: Which AI systems matter most? Who owns the associated risks and outcomes? What operating boundaries have been approved? What evidence demonstrates that controls are working? What triggers escalation? What changes when a system, model, vendor, or risk profile changes?

TTIC's Role

Where TTIC connects

TTIC connects technical and clinical governance to board-visible accountability.

The Objective

What success looks like

The goal is not another dashboard full of activity metrics. It is a defensible evidence chain that allows the board and audit committee to distinguish governed capability from unmanaged exposure and to act before a failure, regulator, insurer, or other external party forces the issue.

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Trustworthy Technology & Innovation Consortium (TTIC)
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By Sherri Douville, Founder & Chair, Trustworthy Technology & Innovation Consortium (TTIC)
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Sherri Douville. “Board & Audit Committee.” Trustworthy Technology & Innovation Consortium (TTIC), 2026. https://trustworthytechnologyinnovation.com/chairs-letter/board-audit-committee/.