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# AI System Retirement

> Governance activities for retiring AI systems.

# AI System Retirement

Retirement governs the controlled removal of an AI system from active use.

## Purpose

Retirement ensures that an AI system is decommissioned in a controlled and traceable manner.

## Retirement considerations

Organizations may need to address:

* approval to retire
* data retention and disposal
* access removal
* dependency management
* contractual obligations
* evidence retention
* residual risks
* stakeholder communication
* records management

## Post-retirement controls

Relevant governance records and evidence should be retained according to organizational requirements, even after active operation ends.

## Source

The canonical procedure is maintained in:

`guidance/02-procedures/12-AIGO-AI-Retirement-Procedure-v0.1.md`