Open Standards

FERZ publishes open standards as part of category-setting in deterministic AI governance. Open standards are vendor-neutral: they define how governance artifacts can be evaluated independently of the systems that produce them. The first FERZ open standard is the Four Tests Standard, licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

The Five Tests Standard (5TS)

A vendor-neutral test framework for AI governance artifacts: Reproducibility, Verifiability, Completeness, Boundedness.

Canonical definition:/governance/five-tests-standard

Repository:github.com/edmeyman/4ts-standard

License:CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Verifiable AI Governance: The Five Tests Standard (5TS) and Proof-Carrying Decisions

Edward Meyman · November 2025

Introduces the Four Tests Standard as a vendor-neutral test framework for AI governance artifacts. Pairs the standard with proof-carrying decisions as the operational form of verifiable governance.

DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.5688982