Your duty did not change
The evidence required to discharge it did. DSI 001 produces the independently assessed, contemporaneous record a board needs to answer the three accountability questions for an autonomous system, through the structures it already uses.
The accountability standard did not move
The test a court applies after an adverse outcome is unchanged: who held authority, what did they know, what did they do.
Governance that exists on paper but is not exercised does not discharge the duty, a principle the authorities articulate for directors generally and which applies by analogy to autonomous-system oversight.
Seven obligations, one assessment
| Board obligation | DSI 001 output | Reporting artefact |
|---|---|---|
| Know what is deployed | Registry and dimensional profile | Decision System Registry |
| Understand autonomy | D1 Autonomy Gradient | Autonomy and Authority Summary |
| Challenge management | Independent GBI assessment | Independent Governance Assessment Report |
| Monitor controls | GCI, exercised in practice | GCI Dashboard |
| Oversee liability | D4 and multiplier conditions | Liability Architecture Summary |
| Keep pace | D6 and reassessment triggers | Reassessment and Lifecycle Summary |
| Keep records | EIS-01 evidence tiers | Evidence Tier Report |
The questions the GBI answers
The expectation is explicit: CPS 230 contract compliance is due 1 July 2026, and the April 2026 AI letter calls for board oversight of AI as an enterprise risk. (Regulatory position as at 1 July 2026.)
Bring an assessment to the board
Commission a DSI 001 assessment and table the board paper alongside the registry, the autonomy summary and the independent assessment report. To see exactly what lands on the table, read the FinCo Credit Engine worked example: a full assessment of a system that does not pass, with the board translation and the remediation path.