THE MANDATE
The governance capstone. You build the register of every AI workload. You design the charter gate — no purpose, no owner, no kill criteria, no tokens. You assign the three lines of defence and map to the regulatory clock. Individual excellence becomes institutional accountability.
Field Case — The Regulatory Clock, NowEU AI Act obligations for high-risk systems — credit scoring and employment screening among them — become enforceable August 2, 2026, with fines reaching €35 million or 7% of global turnover. The enforcement era has already begun: in 2023, iTutorGroup paid $365,000 to settle the EEOC's first AI-hiring discrimination action after its screening software auto-rejected older applicants. The register, the charter, and the clock are no longer best practice. They are the entry fee.