- Use case
- Benefits application triage
- Risk tier
- High
- Data
- Applicant records and income
- Owner
- Deputy Director, Operations
- Controls
- Human review; quarterly bias tests
- Status
- Approved with conditions
Govern the AI your organization already depends on.
Cogent Assurance is an independent AI governance and data privacy consulting firm. We help state and local agencies, companies, and nonprofits put clear rules, records, and accountability around their AI systems and the personal data those systems use.
Ways to Get Started
Leadership AI Briefing
A 60-minute briefing for your executives or board on AI risks, opportunities, and the questions to ask.
AI Governance Starter
A custom AI acceptable use policy plus a team workshop to teach it, the fastest way to set clear AI rules.
Free AI Governance Scorecard
Answer 15 questions and get an instant maturity score, your weakest area, and where to start next.
What we do
Advisory work that leaves you with policies people follow, records a regulator accepts, and clear owners.
AI governance programs
Policies, roles, and a review process for approving new AI uses and monitoring the systems already in place.
AI risk and impact assessments
A clear view of what each AI system does, what data it uses, who it affects, and which controls it needs.
Data privacy programs
Know what personal data you hold, why you hold it, who can access it, and how you protect it every day.
Public sector AI policy
Agency AI policies, procurement standards, and solicitation language that hold up to public scrutiny.
Fractional leadership
A part-time Chief Privacy Officer or Chief AI Officer who owns your program and reports to leadership.
Risk advisory for AI integrators
Governance standards and contract protections for firms that deploy AI into their clients’ businesses.
AI Laws by State
Click on your state to see where its AI and privacy rules stand, or see every state AI law we track.
- Comprehensive AI law
- Targeted AI laws
- Privacy law with profiling rules
- Government AI rules
- No AI-specific law
Why Cogent Assurance
Independent.
We advise. We don't sell software or implementation services, so our recommendations aren't tied to a product, a vendor, or a reseller agreement.
Built by an integrator.
Our team has deployed and audited enterprise and AI systems, so our policies hold up when they meet real technology and real deadlines.
Practical.
Every deliverable is written for the people who have to use it, in plain language, sized to your organization, and ready to put into practice.
For Consulting Firms, IT Providers, and Contractors
Deliver AI governance, privacy, and assurance to your clients through us, as a subcontractor, under your brand, or as a joint team, with proposal support when you’re bidding.
Talk through your AI and privacy questions
Tell us what you're working on, and we'll reply within one business day.