Resources

Reference documents for regulated entities and the suppliers they assess.

Vendor assessment

Five questions to ask an AI vendor

Questions on records, reconstruction, integrity, suppliers and retention, with examples of a strong answer.

Last updated August 2026.

Standards

CPS 230 for AI agents

Explains how the operational risk standard applies where an agent, rather than a person, carries out an operational process.

Last updated August 2026.

Record-keeping under the EU AI Act

Separates Article 12 and Annex IV from Arkna’s operational interpretation of useful traceability.

Last updated August 2026.

Explanatory material

Why a separate record matters

Who controls the record, and what a reviewer can establish from it.

Last updated August 2026.

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