An organization decides to contract a vendor to implement a new set of AI libraries.

AAISM emphasizes that the right to audit is the most critical contractual safeguard when outsourcing AI services. This allows the contracting organization to independently verify that the vendor is applying appropriate protections to training data, meeting compliance obligations, and upholding privacy requirements. Pseudonymization is a technical method, monitoring is operational, and certifications provide external assurance, but none give the direct, enforceable oversight that audit rights provide. In vendor contracts, the right to audit is the primary safeguard for data protection and governance.