Decision integrity is the runtime discipline of capturing the attestation of a decision, its inputs, reviewers, and rationale, at the moment the decision is made, rather than reconstructing it later.
If the four pillars of DIG are what must be true, decision integrity is when you make them true: at decision time, not after the fact.
Why timing is the whole game
Most governance failures are not failures of policy but of timing. The record that would have made a decision defensible existed for a moment and was never captured. Decision integrity closes that gap by treating the attestation as part of the decision itself: the decision is not complete until its provenance and trace are recorded.
This is the discipline that turns DIG from a document into a control. It is also the bridge to the runtime work ModalPoint delivers for regulated operators.
Frequently asked questions
What is decision integrity?
The runtime discipline of capturing a decision's attestation, its inputs, reviewers, and rationale, at the moment the decision is made, so it is defensible without later reconstruction.
How does decision integrity relate to DIG?
Decision integrity is how the four DIG pillars are satisfied in practice, at decision time. DIG names what must be true; decision integrity is the runtime discipline that makes it true.
References
- NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0): Govern, Map, Measure, Manage. National Institute of Standards and Technology, 2023. View source ↗
- Information governance: the records and data lifecycle discipline (storage, retention, disposition), distinct from AI decision governance. ARMA International, Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles; AIIM. View source ↗
- EU AI Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Official Journal of the European Union); ISO/IEC 42001:2023; Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA). View source ↗
- USPTO Trademark Reg. No. 99559923, Digital Information Governance / DIG, owner Matthew Bertram. View source ↗