AST-31.1: Categorize Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Related Technologies
Mechanisms exist to categorize Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Autonomous Technologies (AAT).
Control Question: Does the organization categorize Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Autonomous Technologies (AAT)?
General (3)
| Framework | Mapping Values |
|---|---|
| NIST AI 100-1 (AI RMF) 1.0 | MAP 2.0 |
| Shared Assessments SIG 2025 | R.9 |
| SCF CORE Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures (MA&D) | AST-31.1 |
Capability Maturity Model
Level 0 — Not Performed
There is no evidence of a capability to categorize Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Autonomous Technologies (AAT).
Level 1 — Performed Informally
C|P-CMM1 is N/A, since a structured process is required to categorize Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Autonomous Technologies (AAT).
Level 2 — Planned & Tracked
C|P-CMM2 is N/A, since a well-defined process is required to categorize Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Autonomous Technologies (AAT).
Level 3 — Well Defined
Asset Management (AST) efforts are standardized across the organization and centrally managed, where technically feasible, to ensure consistency. CMM Level 3 control maturity would reasonably expect all, or at least most, the following criteria to exist:
- An IT Asset Management (ITAM) function, or similar function, governs asset management to help ensure compliance with requirements for asset management.
- An ITAM function, or similar function, maintains an inventory of IT assets, covering both physical and virtual assets, as well as centrally managed asset ownership assignments.
- Technology assets and data are categorized according to data classification and business criticality criteria.
- A Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) function oversees supply chain risks including the removal and prevention of certain technology services and/ or equipment designated as supply chain threats by a statutory or regulatory body.
- Data/process owners document where sensitive/regulated data is stored, transmitted and processed, generating Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs) and network diagrams to document the flow of data.
- A data classification process exists to identify categories of data and specific protection requirements.
- Administrative processes and technologies identify by data classification type to ensure adequate cybersecurity and data protection controls are in place to protect organizational information and individual data privacy.
Level 4 — Quantitatively Controlled
See C|P-CMM3. There are no defined C|P-CMM4 criteria, since it is reasonable to assume a quantitatively-controlled process is not necessary to categorize Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Autonomous Technologies (AAT).
Level 5 — Continuously Improving
See C|P-CMM4. There are no defined C|P-CMM5 criteria, since it is reasonable to assume a continuously-improving process is not necessary to categorize Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Autonomous Technologies (AAT).
Assessment Objectives
- AST-31.1_A01 the organization utilizes a defined methodology to categorize Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Autonomous Technologies (AAT) based on data sensitivity and criticality.
Evidence Requirements
- E-AST-24 Asset Categorization
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Documented evidence of a methodology to categorize technology assets (e.g., criticality and data classification considerations)
Asset Management
Technology Recommendations
Micro/Small
- Data classification scheme
- IT Asset Management (ITAM) program
- Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) / autonomous technologies governance program
Small
- Data classification scheme
- IT Asset Management (ITAM) program
- Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) / autonomous technologies governance program
Medium
- Data classification scheme
- IT Asset Management (ITAM) program
- Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) / autonomous technologies governance program
Large
- Data classification scheme
- IT Asset Management (ITAM) program
- Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) / autonomous technologies governance program
Enterprise
- Data classification scheme
- IT Asset Management (ITAM) program
- Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) / autonomous technologies governance program