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Use MAS FEAT in Modulos ​

Use the MAS FEAT Frameworks at these levels:

  • MFF-2 at the AI System level. You add it to the AI System of each AIDA use case.
  • OFF-2 at the Organization level. You add it to the organization AI System.

MAS FEAT "is not intended to be prescriptive" (Section 2.2). For more about MAS FEAT and the Veritas assessment method, see About MAS FEAT.

In these instructions, "you" is the AIDA Firm (MAS FEAT, Section 3.3). "AI System" is the object in Modulos. For AIDA, AIDA Firms, and data subjects, see AIDA and data subjects.

For MAS FEAT, Modulos recommends one organization AI System and one AI System for each AIDA use case. MAS FEAT and Veritas do not set this structure.

AI SystemFrameworkWork in the AI System
The organization AI SystemOFF-2The foundational setup for all AIDA use cases, for example the materiality framework and the "inventory" of material AIDA use cases
One AI System for each AIDA use caseMFF-2The assessment of one AIDA use case, for example its commercial objectives, data, fairness, transparency, and its monitoring and review regime

Veritas Document 3 has two parts in Appendix A: foundational setup and assessment of each AIDA system (Sections 1.2.1–1.2.2).

Organization AI Systems

Frameworks at the Organization level, for example OFF-2, attach to the organization AI System of your organization. If your organization has no organization AI System, contact Modulos Support before you add OFF-2.

Requirement mapping ​

For MAS FEAT, Modulos uses the Requirements below for Veritas assessment. Veritas uses the codes G, F, EA, and T. These codes are different from the numbers of the 14 MAS FEAT principles.

FrameworkRequirementRequirement nameSource provisionsInformation
MFF-2 (AI System)MRF-24Generic checklistVeritas Document 3, “Appendix A”, G1–G13Veritas assessment
MFF-2 (AI System)MRF-25Fairness checklistMAS FEAT Principles 1–4, and Veritas Document 3A, Appendix 8.13, F1–F12Fairness
MFF-2 (AI System)MRF-26Ethics and accountability checklistMAS FEAT Principles 5–11, and Veritas Document 3B, Figure 1.1, EA1–EA8Ethics, Accountability
MFF-2 (AI System)MRF-27Transparency checklistMAS FEAT Principles 12–14, and Veritas Document 3C, Sections 3.1–3.4, T1–T17Transparency
OFF-2 (Organization)ORF-24Generic checklistVeritas Document 3, “Appendix A”, G1–G13Veritas assessment
OFF-2 (Organization)ORF-26Ethics and accountability checklistMAS FEAT Principles 5–11, and Veritas Document 3B, Figure 1.1, EA1–EA8Ethics, Accountability
OFF-2 (Organization)ORF-27Transparency checklistMAS FEAT Principles 12–14, and Veritas Document 3C, Sections 3.1–3.4, T1–T17Transparency

OFF-2 has no Fairness Requirement, but in FEAT § 2.4, "readers are encouraged to view the Principles in totality" (MAS FEAT Section 2.4).

For MAS FEAT Controls that other Frameworks also use, see Control overlap.

A sequence that works ​

For MAS FEAT, Modulos recommends the sequence of work below. MAS FEAT does not set a sequence. The sequence follows Veritas Document 3. Veritas Document 3 recommends the Ethics and Accountability assessment first, then the Fairness and Transparency assessments at the same time (Executive Summary). See Veritas assessment.

  1. Set up the Frameworks. Add OFF-2 to the organization AI System. Make one AI System for each AIDA use case. Add MFF-2 to each of these AI Systems. See Register an AI System.

  2. Do the foundational setup first. Start with the Ethics and Accountability assessment in the organization AI System. Set the "definition" of AIDA, "roles and responsibilities", materiality framework, and "inventory". Set the "standard, robust process" for fairness (F0) in your organization’s governance, apart from the Requirement assessment. Set transparency standards.

  3. Record each use case before you select fairness metrics. Record commercial objectives, measures, "scope boundaries", how AIDA use is "justified", and materiality in the AI System for each use case.

  4. Do the fairness and transparency assessments together. Identify "individuals and groups" at risk and related harms and benefits before you select fairness objectives and fairness metrics. Identify if external transparency is necessary and the persons that receive internal explanations.

  5. Keep the Requirement Review apart from the approval of AIDA use. When the work on a Requirement is complete, the Requirement Owner does a Review of the Requirement. This Review is not an approval of the use of AIDA. MAS FEAT Principle 7 recommends that "an appropriate internal authority" gives this approval. Get this approval through the governance of your organization. See Reviews & Statuses.

    Set up "channels" for data subjects "affected by AIDA-driven decisions" through your organization's governance (MAS FEAT Principle 10). Use "verified and relevant supplementary data provided by data subjects" in reviews (Principle 11).

  6. Set the intervals for reviews. Set review intervals and "triggers" with materiality and model "complexity". Set up a monitoring and review regime and "fallback and/or mitigation plans" for its "triggers". Review recourse use and commitments of your organization. Make sure that the system continues to "support the agreed internal and external explanations" during its full life, also after it starts operation.

Work not held in Modulos ​

For MAS FEAT, Modulos holds the Requirements and the record of your assessment. Your organization does the work below in its governance.

  • Approval of AIDA use and recourse. If your organization follows MAS FEAT, its internal authority gives the approval for the use of AIDA (Principle 7). MAS FEAT also recommends "channels" for data subjects and use of their "verified and relevant supplementary data" in reviews (Principles 10–11). See step 5 in A sequence that works.
  • Decisions about risks. Modulos does not record your decision about each risk, for example to decrease it or to accept the remaining risk. Your organization makes these decisions in its governance. See Risk Quantification.
  • Audit records. Modulos does not supply one frozen set of all audit records. When an AIDA system assessor or an auditor examines your assessment, your organization assembles the records. Your organization also controls the contents of the set and the date of each record. For the Veritas assessment conditions, see The optional assessment. For the reports that Modulos can make, see Reports & Exports.
  • The MAS AI Risk Management Guidelines. MFF-2 and OFF-2 are for MAS FEAT and do not show that your organization applies the MAS AI Risk Management Guidelines.

For more information about MAS FEAT and Modulos, see below.

MAS FEAT principles

The 14 principles, materiality, and the Veritas assessment

MAS FEAT questions

Short information about MAS FEAT, Veritas, and the Frameworks in Modulos

Requirements

Requirements, their Controls, and the Review of a Requirement

Risk quantification

How Modulos calculates a value for each risk of an AI System

Sources ​

  • MAS FEAT — Principles to Promote Fairness, Ethics, Accountability and Transparency (FEAT) in the Use of Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics in Singapore's Financial Sector. Sections 2.2 to 2.4, 3.3, and 4 to 8. MAS FEAT.
  • Veritas Document 3 — FEAT Principles Assessment Methodology, Veritas Consortium, February 2022. The Executive Summary, Section 1.3, and “Appendix A”. MAS Veritas.
  • Veritas Document 3A — FEAT Fairness Principles Assessment Methodology, February 2022. “Appendix 8.13”, F1–F12. MAS Veritas.
  • Veritas Document 3B — FEAT Ethics and Accountability Principles Assessment Methodology, February 2022. “Figure 1.1”, EA1–EA8. MAS Veritas.
  • Veritas Document 3C — FEAT Transparency Principles Assessment Methodology, February 2022. Sections 3.1 to 3.4, T1–T17. MAS Veritas.
  • The Modulos Frameworks MFF-2 and OFF-2.

Disclaimer

This page gives general information. It is not legal advice.