R.A.T.E.S. RESPONSIBLE AI READINESS ASSESSMENT™

YOUR AI MAY BE READY.
BUT IS YOUR ORGANIZATION?

Discover whether your organization has the readiness, safeguards, accountability, and evidence needed to govern artificial intelligence responsibly.

For nonprofits, businesses, ministries, schools, startups, public agencies, and mission-driven organizations.

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This assessment is intended to be completed by a person with knowledge of the organization's AI use. AI tools may assist you in understanding questions, but the responses should reflect your organization's actual practices, safeguards, and evidence.

THE FIVE R.A.T.E.S. ABILITIES

R.A.T.E.S. helps organizations respond safely, account clearly, control competently, prove safety, and sustain trust.

RESPONSE-ABILITY
Respond Safely

Know why you use AI, who it affects, and where your red lines are.

ACCOUNT-ABILITY
Account Clearly

Named humans own AI systems, decisions, and evidence.

TECHNICAL-ABILITY
Control Competently

The AI holds only the access and authority it truly needs.

EVALUATION-ABILITY
Prove Safety

Safeguards are tested and proven — not assumed.

SUSTAIN-ABILITY
Sustain Trust

Readiness survives changes in models, vendors, and people.

The question is no longer simply: "What can AI do?"

The better question is:
"Are we ready to govern what we allow it to do?"

WHY RESPONSIBLE AI READINESS MATTERS

AI can help organizations research, write, analyze, communicate, automate, teach, fundraise, serve customers, and improve productivity.

But as AI receives access to organizational data, tools, financial systems, communications, sensitive records, decision-making processes, or autonomous actions, the potential consequences increase.

Responsible AI requires more than good intentions or a policy. Organizations need demonstrable safeguards.

SHOW ME THE ABILITY.

SHOW ME THE EVIDENCE.

YOUR AI MAY BE READY.
BUT IS YOUR ORGANIZATION?

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AI CAPABILITY SHOULD NEVER OUTRUN HUMAN ACCOUNTABILITY.

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