A multi-year plan for the development, expansion, and evolution of the Provenance & Integrity Standard
Standards Development Roadmap
The Aston Thomas Integrity Commission maintains a long-term roadmap for the development, refinement, and expansion of the Provenance & Integrity Standard. This roadmap outlines the staged evolution of ATIC's standards work, from foundational forensic provenance requirements to jurisdictional expansion, sector-specific annexes, and global alignment.
The roadmap reflects ATIC's commitment to transparency, public benefit, and the continual strengthening of the global AI forensic integrity ecosystem.
Status: Active Development
The Provenance & Integrity Standard evolves through a structured multi-phase process designed to ensure forensic rigor, legal defensibility, and broad applicability across sectors and jurisdictions. Each phase builds on the last, expanding the scope of forensic integrity protections while maintaining the standard's foundational litigation focus.
Roadmap Overview
The Provenance & Integrity Standard Volume I establishes the forensic foundation for legally defensible AI, defining the minimum conditions required for AI systems to be lawful in origin, traceable in lineage, and defensible under legal and regulatory scrutiny. Volume I includes the five core principles, the documentation sufficiency framework, the pre-litigation policy, and initial jurisdictional annexes for the United States, European Union, and United Kingdom. Standard Volume I is in active development and anticipated for publication in July to August 2026.
Phase I — Foundational Standard
Current
Following the publication of Volume I, ATIC will expand its jurisdictional annex coverage to additional geographic markets, ensuring the Standard's forensic requirements reflect the specific legal frameworks, evidentiary standards, and regulatory expectations of each new jurisdiction. Priority jurisdictions for subsequent phases will be determined based on AI litigation activity, regulatory development, and certification market demand. Specific jurisdictions under consideration are not disclosed at this stage.
Phase II — Jurisdictional Expansion
Near Term
ATIC will develop sector-specific annexes that translate the Standard's five core principles into the precise compliance and governance expectations of specific industries. Priority sectors for annex development will be determined by the legal exposure profile of each sector and the advisory input of the Legal Advisory Chambers. Specific sector timelines are not disclosed at this stage.
Phase III — Sector-Specific Annexes
Medium Term
As the Provenance & Integrity Standard achieves international adoption, ATIC will pursue formal alignment with international regulatory frameworks, engagement with global oversight bodies, and harmonization initiatives that position the Standard as the recognized forensic benchmark for AI provenance and governance integrity globally. This phase establishes ATIC as the long-term institutional steward of forensic AI standards at an international scale.
Phase IV — Global Alignment and Harmonization
Long Term
The Standards Development Roadmap is a living document updated as litigation developments, regulatory changes, advisory input, and public benefit needs require. All material updates to the roadmap will be published publicly to ensure transparency and accountability.
How the Roadmap Evolves
Organizations, researchers, and public‑benefit groups interested in contributing to the evolution of ATIC’s standards may contact the Commission for future collaboration opportunities.