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Our Statement

BrightState's approach to AI governance.

“We build AI systems that operate transparently and remain accountable to the organisations they serve.”

This covers BrightState's approach to AI governance, data protection, and responsible deployment.

Our commitments

Human decision-making stays central

AI supports decisions — it does not make them. Final authority rests with qualified people in the organisations using our tools.

Explainability

We build systems that explain their outputs in plain language. Users can see why a flag was raised and which data contributed to it.

Data protection

All data processing happens within UK territory. We apply privacy-by-design, minimise what we collect, and respect individual rights under UK GDPR.

Audit trails

Every system decision is logged. Organisations can review outcomes, investigate flags, and demonstrate compliance.

Standards we align with

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UNESCO Recommendation on AI Ethics:

Adopted by 193 countries. Sets expectations for transparency, human oversight, and data governance.

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UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018:

We meet baseline legal requirements and apply privacy-by-design and data minimisation throughout our systems.

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ISO/IEC 42001:2023 and ISO/IEC 42005:

Our development and deployment processes align with the international standards for AI management systems and AI system impact assessment.

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Cyber Essentials:

Government-backed scheme demonstrating foundational cybersecurity controls.

How we apply these commitments

Impact assessment before deployment

Before any pilot, we run an ISO 42005-structured assessment of what the system could affect and what controls are in place.

Human review at every step

Every flag requires human review. Staff can override, annotate, or dismiss outputs at any time.

Plain-language outputs

Each flag includes a plain-language explanation of the reasoning and the data behind it.

UK data residency

All processing runs on AWS eu-west-2 (London). Data does not leave UK jurisdiction.

Questions about our approach?

We are happy to discuss our governance practices, standards alignment, or data handling in more detail.

BrightState Ltd. Established 2024. Not a publicly traded company (IPO). GDPR compliant. All data processing within UK jurisdiction.

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