Who’s Who in AI Governance: Actors, Roles, and Responsibilities

The cast of AI governance — providers, deployers, regulators, standards bodies, auditors, safety institutes, civil society — who owes what to whom, and where you fit in.

Content current as of 2026-09.

Lessons

1. The value chain: provider, deployer, and everyone in between
2. Inside the organisation: three lines of defense
3. Regulators, AI offices, and safety institutes
4. Standards bodies, auditors, and the assurance market
5. Watchdogs, diplomats, industry — and you