Governed AI Infrastructure & Architecture

Readiness Review

Independent AI readiness and governance reviews for systems deployed in regulated, high-consequence environments.

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What the Readiness Review Is
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The Calyx Intelligence Readiness Review is an independent, architecture-level evaluation of whether an AI system is safe, defensible, and operationally governable in real-world deployment.

As artificial intelligence moves out of experimentation and into environments where decisions carry legal, financial, regulatory, or safety consequences, the primary risk is no longer model accuracy — it is loss of control.

Most AI systems can generate outputs.
Few can clearly establish:

• Who authorized an action
• Under what authority it occurred
• What data and contextual signals influenced the decision
• Where human judgment intervened (or should have)
• How outcomes can be reconstructed, explained, or defended later.

The readiness review evaluates these questions before deployment, not after an incident.

The assessment examines governance, provenance, human oversight, infrastructure control, and evidence generation across the full decision lifecycle — from data intake and orchestration through execution and record retention.

The outcome is a clear, system-level view of where operational risk exists, what controls are missing or implicit, and what changes are required to make the deployment defensible in regulated or high-consequence environments.

What This Is Not

This review is not a penetration test, a compliance checklist, or a model performance evaluation.

It does not assess prompt quality, fine-tuning strategies, or vendor marketing claims.

It is an architectural and operational review focused on decision authority, accountability, and evidence.

How the Review Is Used

Organizations use the readiness review to:
• Identify governance gaps before production deployment
• Prepare for regulatory, legal, or insurance scrutiny
• Support board-level risk discussions with concrete findings
• Establish a defensible baseline for AI operations
• Inform go / no-go deployment decisions

The review is vendor-agnostic and does not require adoption of Calyx Intelligence software.

If you are evaluating or deploying AI in an environment where failure would require explanation, accountability, or defense, this review is designed for you.

READINESS ASSESSMENTS

AI, Legal & Operational Readiness Reviews

AI & Automation Governance Readiness
(Foundational Assessment)

Question it answers:
Who is allowed to use AI, for what, and under whose authority?This review evaluates how AI and automation are authorized, governed, and constrained across your organization. We assess whether usage is deliberate or accidental, whether controls are enforceable, and whether decisions can be paused, overridden, or revoked when needed.
Why it matters:
Policies alone do not protect you. Operational control does.
This is the baseline regulators, insurers, and courts increasingly expect.
‍Deliverable:
Governance readiness memo with identified control gaps..

Legal Defensibility & Evidence Readiness
(Courts, regulators, litigation)

Question it answers:
If this decision is challenged, can you explain and defend it?
‍We assess whether AI-assisted or automated decisions leave a usable, reconstructable record. This includes the ability to show who did what, when, why, and under what authority — without relying on after-the-fact reconstruction.
Why it matters:
Courts do not accept “the system decided.”
They require traceable reasoning and accountable actors.
‍Deliverable:
Evidence readiness report and defensibility assessment.

Insurance & Claims Readiness
(Cyber, E&O, professional liability)

Question it answers:
Would your insurer accept your explanation if there’s a claim?This review evaluates how AI use impacts underwriting, disclosure, and post-incident response. We assess whether ambiguity around automation increases premiums, exclusions, or denial risk.
Why it matters:
If you can’t explain your AI use, insurers price it as uncontrolled risk.
‍Deliverable:
Insurer-facing readiness summary and claim defensibility posture..

Ongoing Governance & Monitoring Readiness
(Not one-and-done)

Question it answers:
Is this controlled over time — or just reviewed once?We assess whether AI use is monitored continuously, how vendor-added AI is handled, and whether change management exists for tools, models, and workflows.
‍Why it matters:
Regulators and insurers care about continuous control, not snapshots.
‍Deliverable:
Recommended governance cadence and monitoring posture (optional ongoing support).

SMB Audit & Regulatory Readiness
(Real audits, not theory)

Question it answers:
If an agency audits you tomorrow, are you answering — or guessing?We assess AI use affecting finance, HR, hiring, compliance, and operations. This includes readiness for IRS, labor, or regulatory review without scrambling, retroactive logging, or self-incrimination.
Why it matters:
Audits are increasingly automated.
Small businesses are not “too small” anymore.
Deliverable:
Audit readiness checklist with prioritized remediation guidance.

Infrastructure, Access & Credential Readiness
(Control proof, not IT hygiene)

Question it answers:
Who has access to what — and can you prove it? We review API keys, service accounts, permissions, credential rotation, and dormant access. The focus is whether access controls reflect real usage and stand up to insurer or regulator scrutiny.
Why it matters:
Credential misuse is now treated as governance failure, not IT error.
Deliverable:
Access and credential risk summary with priority actions..