Decisions are often made without a reconstructable context — the legal basis, technical state, and operational factors that justified a governance choice are not captured alongside it.
EAB structures the decision context behind every governance action so that decisions can be explained, challenged, and reconstructed — not just shown as timestamps.
A governance decision without context is just a timestamp. EAB captures the layers that make decisions defensible — legal basis, technical state, evidence, and reasoning.
Every governance decision is linked to the legal provisions that informed it — EU AI Act articles, obligation references, and applicable interpretations. The legal basis is part of the record, not a separate document.
The technical context of the system at the time of the decision is captured — risk classification, deployment scope, data inputs, and oversight mechanisms. Decisions are tied to the system as it existed, not as it exists now.
At audit time, any governance decision can be reconstructed — the legal basis, the evidence that was present, the system state, and the reasoning of the responsible person. The decision is not just shown — it is explained.
The evidence state is captured at the moment of the decision — which artefacts were uploaded, which obligations were covered, and which gaps existed. Retroactive evidence cannot change the decision context.
When legal context shifts or system characteristics change, the change event is logged alongside the governance record. Decisions made before and after a change event are clearly differentiated in the reconstruction.
Every decision has a named responsible person. Reasoning is structured — not free text. The decision log shows who decided, why, with what context, and when. Accountability is individual and reconstructable.
Legal decision context is not a one-time capture. It is maintained as a live record — updated when context shifts and reconstructable at any point in time.
When AI Screening produces a risk classification, the legal basis — applicable articles, risk category criteria, obligation set — is captured alongside the result. The screening decision has context from the moment it is made.
When a supervisor approval is made, the evidence state is captured — which artefacts were present, which obligations were covered. New evidence uploaded after approval does not change the decision context retroactively.
When regulatory guidance is updated or obligation interpretations shift, the change is logged with its impact on registered systems. Decisions made before the change are distinguished from decisions made after it.
At audit time, the decision log produces a full reconstruction: legal basis, system state, evidence, reasoning, and the person responsible — for every governance decision in the record. No manual assembly required.
Timestamps are not context. EAB captures the legal basis, technical state, evidence, and reasoning behind every governance decision — so the record stands on its own.
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