AI governance vs AI ethics, what is the difference?

Ethics are principles such as fairness and transparency. Governance turns those ideas into policies, controls, tests, and audits. Ethics asks what is right. Governance makes the right behavior repeatable, testable, and provable.

Why it matters
Values without process do not scale. Process without values misses the point.

Deep dive

• Principles: fairness, transparency, accountability, and respect for people.

• Policies: permitted uses, restricted data, and approval paths.

• Controls and tests: accuracy checks, bias tests, and security rules.

• Audits and logs: records of decisions and exceptions.

• Improvement: review outcomes and adjust controls.

Checklist

1. Write short principles.

2. Translate to policies and rules.

3. Define tests and thresholds.

4. Log exceptions and decisions.

5. Review results and improve.

Definitions

• Principle: a value that guides choices.

• Control: a rule or check that changes behavior.