From Responsible AI to Enforceable AI: Why AI Governance Requires New Institutions, AI Forensics, and Creates a Job Guarantee
Abstract
Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance has largely remained normative, principle-driven, and voluntary, emphasizing fairness, transparency, and responsibility. However, as AI systems increasingly operate within healthcare, finance, defense, and public administration, ethical principles alone fail to address real-world operational conflicts, security threats, and post-incident accountability. This paper argues that Responsible AI must evolve into Enforceable AI through the creation of new institutions, legal frameworks, and technical disciplines-particularly AI Forensics. Contrary to widespread fears of job loss, this transition will generate a new class of governance, forensic, and oversight roles, effectively transforming AI risk into employment opportunities. The paper proposes a governance architecture, outlines institutional gaps, and introduces AI Forensics as a foundational discipline for post-incident investigation and prevention.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
Law
AI
and Intellectual Property
Publication details
- Journal / source
- SSRN Electronic Journal
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Document type
- Preprint