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Free practitioner manual · 2026
The AI Governance
Practitioner’s Manual.
Law, privacy, security, and compliance for every role.
46 chapters · Nine parts
A manual to ground an AI governance program in.
Built for the people who have to turn governance commitments into operating practice.
The AI Governance Practitioner’s Manual has dedicated sections for lawyers, governance leaders, privacy professionals, engineers, security professionals, auditors, product leaders, executives, and more.
The full book is available free to support broader adoption of effective AI governance.
What the manual includes
Tools, regulatory guidance, and instructions practitioners can use.
Global law and enforcement
Guidance on AI laws, regulations, standards, and enforcement across the U.S., EU, UK, APAC, Middle East, Africa, and the Americas.
Governance and executive roles
Practical guidance for executives, governance leaders, lawyers, compliance officers, auditors, and product leaders.
Privacy, security, and engineering
Role-specific direction for privacy teams, engineers, data scientists, and security professionals.
From obligation to proof
A disciplined path from requirement to governance layer, control, accountable owner, and evidence.
Practitioner response
Reader feedback
“The AI Governance Practitioner’s Manual is one of the most comprehensive guides to the field I’ve encountered.”
“I’ve gone through it, and it is an invaluable resource. I guarantee you reading this book will put you light years ahead of your peers who haven’t.”
“Most AI governance resources address either law, technical controls, or organizational design. This manual connects all three.”
“The role-based reading paths and source-verification discipline make this unusually usable as a practitioner manual.”
“The Stack is genuinely operational. Obligations do not remain principles; they resolve into a layer, control, owner and evidence requirement.”
Choose your path
Read by role, or build the complete program.
- Executives and AI governance leaders
- Lawyers and privacy professionals
- Engineers and data scientists
- Security professionals and auditors
- Compliance and product leaders