The GBE Standard -- Developed by ICON
The GBE Standard is the build specification for high-performance AI-coordinated business operations.
A Governed Business Entity is a business whose AI-coordinated operations are running at the ceiling of what governed coordination can produce -- where every domain of AI action is defined, every coordination chain is traceable, and the owner is governing the output, not chasing it.
Developed by ICON.
The Three Pillars of the GBE Standard
Pillar 1: Discovery -- The GBE 7 Questions
The diagnostic framework that maps how a business actually operates.
Pillar 2: Controls -- The GBE 12 Controls
Emergency Disconnect, Data Clawback, Human Sovereignty Regain, Data De-Identification, Proportional Liability, Cyber Incident Coverage, Audit Trail Integrity, Authority Band Enforcement, Vendor Change Notification, Data Training Opt-Out, Integration Credential Isolation, and Incident Attribution.
Pillar 3: Scoring -- The GBE 5Q Governance Score
Five questions, scored 1-5 each, produce a composite governance score of up to 25.
GBE Compliance: Readiness and Posture
Five postures from no AI in use to AI adopted involuntarily.
ICON AI Governance Review (AIGR)
The ICON AI Governance Review assesses popular business software tools against the GBE 12 Controls. Published at governancereview.theicon.ai.
The GBE Standard was developed by ICON, a veteran-owned business based in Stafford, Virginia.
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