The Polymath · Sources

Why Evidence Systems, Not Model Intelligence, Are the Missing Layer

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From RN Collins, selected work

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The articleRead RN's full article in The Polymath polymath-rn-collins.beehiiv.com

Research cited

  1. GAO-21-519SP, AI Accountability Framework, June 2021 gao.gov
  2. NIST AI 100-1, AI Risk Management Framework 1.0, January 2023 nvlpubs.nist.gov
  3. NIST AI 600-1, Generative AI Profile, July 2024, DOI 10.6028/NIST.AI.600-1 nvlpubs.nist.gov

Other sources

  1. GAO-23-106811, Key Practices to Help Ensure Accountability in Federal Use (testimony of May 16, 2023, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs), Highlights page gao.gov
  2. NIST AI RMF Playbook (Govern, Map, Measure, Manage pages) airc.nist.gov
  3. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act), Articles 12 and 14, as reproduced by the Commission AI Act Service Desk ai-act-service-desk.ec.europa.eu
  4. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 26, same reproduction ai-act-service-desk.ec.europa.eu
  5. Digital Omnibus on AI, new application dates (secondary: National Law Review) natlawreview.com
  6. RN Collins, Why Source Provenance Is Governance Infrastructure (page header "Article six of twelve") polymath-rn-collins.beehiiv.com

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The General Accounting Office Building, headquarters of the U.S. Government Accountability Office, at 441 G Street NW in Washington, D.C., seen from a cornerPhoto: AgnosticPreachersKidPhoto record
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Illustrative photo: the Berlaymont building in Brussels, seat of the European Commission, with EU flags in frontPhoto: Euro PicturesPhoto record
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