Module 7: Governing AI Deployment · BoK IV.A
The lay of the land
Whatever was built, bought or customised, every organisation deploys AI as the final step before use. Deployment is the transition from a development and testing environment to a real-world, operational setting, and monitoring afterwards is a continuous commitment, not a one-time effort.
Whatever was built, bought or customised, every organisation deploys AI as the final step before use. Three questions frame the whole module.
- Who developed it? AI the organisation developed itself or AI acquired from a vendor.
- Is it customisable? Customised for the organisation's use or completely off-the-shelf with no fine-tuning option.
- Who will use it? Customer or external-facing use, or internal employee use only.
What deployment really is
Whatever the answers, Deployment is the transition from a development and testing environment to a real-world, operational setting - and monitoring, maintenance and retraining afterwards are a continuous commitment, not a one-time effort.
Key terms - quick answers
What is “Deployment”?
The transition of an AI system from a development and testing environment to a real-world, operational setting.