OECD.AI Wonk · March 24, 2026

To be truly participative, stakeholder involvement should follow an AI system’s entire lifecycle

Why it matters

Participatory AI often stops at consultation. Why governance infrastructure, community authority and lifecycle oversight are essential for trustworthy AI.

My takeaway: To be truly participative, stakeholder involvement should follow an AI system’s entire lifecycle is a governance signal. The practical read is to map the policy language into controls, audit evidence, ownership, and reporting expectations for deployed AI systems.