# AI Register Source: https://customlabs.io/glossary/ai-register/ Updated: 2026-09-13 Security & governance # AI Register An AI register is a current list of every system that touches a model. Each entry names an accountable owner and a risk classification. It answers "what AI do we actually run" in one lookup, if tied to a real build gate. A register nobody must update decays within a quarter as integrations ship and change. [The AI Governance Layer](https://customlabs.io/governance/) [← Back to the full glossary](https://customlabs.io/glossary/) ## Related terms [Shadow AI Shadow AI is a model or tool used without going through the sanctioned path.](https://customlabs.io/glossary/shadow-ai/)[High-Risk AI System A high-risk AI system is one classified as carrying enough decision impact to trigger heavier compliance.](https://customlabs.io/glossary/high-risk-ai-system/)[Data Processing Agreement (DPA) A DPA is the contract naming a vendor as a processor of personal data.](https://customlabs.io/glossary/data-processing-agreement/)[System Card A system card is a short document stating an AI system's purpose, limits, and owner.](https://customlabs.io/glossary/system-card/) ## More in Security & governance [Data Residency Data residency is where data is physically processed and stored, not where users are located.](https://customlabs.io/glossary/data-residency/)[Red Teaming Red teaming is deliberately attacking your own AI system to find what breaks first.](https://customlabs.io/glossary/red-teaming/)[Human Oversight Human oversight is a checkpoint where a person can meaningfully approve, reject, or intervene.](https://customlabs.io/glossary/human-oversight/)[Tool Poisoning Tool poisoning hides an instruction in a tool's description that the model reads as legitimate.](https://customlabs.io/glossary/tool-poisoning/)