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CSA's security assurance and certification programme for AI, built on the AICM, with a self-assessment tier, an automated "Valid-AI-ted" tier and a Level 2 combining ISO/IEC 42001 with the validated assessment 1.

Developed in
ch. 08, CSA AICM and STAR for AI
Chapters
ch. 07, Maturity Model · ch. 08, Regulatory Map
Source
1 numbered reference, listed below

Where it is used

3 chapters of the Body of Knowledge use the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

STAR for AI: mentions per chapter6 mentions of the term across 3 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter07 Maturity Model: 3 mentions07 Maturity Model308 Regulatory Map: 2 mentions08 Regulatory Map210 Reading List: 1 mention10 Reading List1No mentions in the other 20 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
STAR for AI: mentions per chapter6 mentions of the term across 3 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter0001020304050607 Maturity Model: 3 mentions30708 Regulatory Map: 2 mentions20810 Reading List: 1 mention11011121314151617181920212223Source: the Body of Knowledge v0.5.0
Mentions per chapter How often each chapter names the term, with the chapters the glossary cross-references drawn solid. The longest bar is where to read the term in use; bars spread across many chapters mark a term that runs through the discipline.
Mentions as a table
Mentions of STAR for AI per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface0No
01 Definition0No
02 Why Now0No
03 Values & Principles0No
04 The Stack0No
05 Patterns0No
06 The Role0No
07 Maturity Model3Yes
08 Regulatory Map2Yes
10 Reading List1No
11 AI Defined0No
12 Governance Program0No
13 Risk Management0No
14 Development0No
15 Deployment0No
16 Fairness & XAI0No
17 Incidents0No
18 EU AI Act0No
19 Privacy & AI0No
20 Existing Law0No
21 AI Laws Worldwide0No
22 Principles & Standards0No
23 AI Agents0No
  • AICM

    The CSA AI Controls Matrix, a control framework (v1.1, 247 control objectives across 18 domains) that maps to ISO 42001, ISO 27001 and NIST AI RMF and…

  • ISO/IEC 42001

    The ISO/IEC standard (2023) that specifies requirements for an AI management system, certifiable by accredited bodies.

Sources

  1. [1] AI Controls Matrix v1.1 (247 control objectives, 18 domains) and STAR for AI. Cloud Security Alliance. 2026-06-22. https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/star/ai (verified: primary)

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Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). STAR for AI. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/star-for-ai. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026starforai,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{STAR for AI}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/star-for-ai}
}