Governance applicable to AI does not originate from a single Authority or legal system. International / Cross-border, Supranational / Regional, National, State / Local, Sector / Professional, and Organization levels generate Governance Requirements through multiple layers and distinct Authorities.

At the International / Cross-border level, Treaties, International Frameworks, and Cross-border Rules serve as Governance Sources across multiple countries. At the Supranational / Regional level, Requirements such as EU Regulations and the GDPR may apply across multiple countries or regions. At the National Level, Laws and Regulations are accompanied by National Policy and Societal / Cultural Context, which may influence the Interpretation and application of Governance.

These are further combined with State / Local Requirements, Sector Regulations and Professional Standards applicable to particular Industries or Professions, and Internal Policies and Procedures established by individual Organizations. Governance applicable to an actual AI System is therefore formed through a combination of multiple Governance Sources and Authorities.

However, differences in Governance Sources do not require a different Machine Architecture for each Source. I2EA transforms different Governance Requirements into Machine-readable Governance through a common Translation Structure. What is shared is not each Organization’s Enterprise Data or Governance Content itself, but a common Structure for representing, applying, and verifying Governance.

These Shared Governance Standards allow different Jurisdictions and Organizations to use a common Machine-readable Structure while preserving their respective Authority and Governance Content. What is standardized is not Governance itself, but the Structure and Interface through which Governance is represented in Machine-readable form and connected to Systems.

Protected Users and Special Contexts differ in nature from layers of Governance Authority. Minors / Children, Vulnerable Users, and similar categories are not independent Governance Layers. Instead, they operate as Cross-cutting Applicability Conditions across multiple Governance Sources. The same Policy may therefore trigger Additional Requirements or Protections depending on the User or Context involved.

This structure allows Countries, Regions, Sectors, and Organizations to retain their respective Governance Authority while enabling AI Systems to apply different Governance Requirements through a common Translation Structure. I2EA does not unify Governance Sovereignty. It shares the Structure through which Governance is connected to Execution. This is the role of Shared Governance Standards.