The Marshall AI Governance Readiness Standard (MAGRS) is established as a professional framework designed to support thoughtful and responsible adoption of artificial intelligence within organizations.
The purpose of MAGRS is to encourage organizations to remain conscious of responsibility as artificial intelligence becomes integrated into everyday professional work.
MAGRS promotes leadership awareness, human oversight of AI-assisted outputs, and periodic reflection on how artificial intelligence technologies influence organizational decision-making.
Artificial intelligence may assist human decision-making, but responsibility always remains with humans.
This principle forms the philosophical foundation of the MAGRS framework.
MAGRS focuses on organizational awareness and governance readiness rather than technical regulation of artificial intelligence systems.
The framework is intended to support organizations using AI-assisted tools for tasks such as document drafting, research, communication, marketing, and analysis.
Organizations may participate in MAGRS by completing the readiness assessment, applying for participation, and maintaining periodic readiness reflection through quarterly reporting.
During the Founder Phase, the Marshall AI Governance Readiness Standard is stewarded by its creator:
Richard Marshall
Marshall Network Services
Lexington, Kentucky
As the framework evolves, governance structures may expand to include a Governance Council and a network of certified practitioners known as MAGI (Marshall AI Governance Integrators).
These structures will help preserve the integrity and independence of the standard as adoption grows.
Marshall AI Governance Readiness Standard (MAGRS)
Version 0.2 — Founder Phase
© Richard Marshall — Lexington, Kentucky