Map relationships, not equivalences.
Compare frameworks across consistent lenses, anchor on a single item and see how it relates to others, or step back and look at coverage of shared concerns. Lattice uses four explicit relationship types and refuses the string ‘equivalent.’
Cells show short summaries with citations; the matrix never asserts equivalence between frameworks. Pin cells you want to keep across re-renders.
| Lens | UNESCO Adopted 2021, reaffirmed 2024 | OECD 2022 (informs 2019/2024 OECD AI Principles) | IEEE CertifAIEd Program v2 | NIST AI RMF 1.0 + Generative AI Profile (NIST AI 600-1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purpose What is the framework for? | Normative ethics grounded in human rights, dignity, transparency, fairness, and human oversight. | Classify AI systems across People & Planet, Economic Context, Data & Input, AI Model, Task & Output. | Certification methodology for ethical implications of autonomous intelligent systems: transparency, accountability, algorithmic bias, privacy. | Voluntary framework to manage AI risks across Govern, Map, Measure, Manage functions. |
Audience Who is it written for? | Member states, policymakers, organizations. | Policymakers, regulators, organizations. | Product teams, certifying bodies, professionals. | Organizations of any size deploying AI. |
Unit of analysis What does the framework analyze? | Principles and values. | AI system characteristics. | Product/system and professional competence. | Organizational AI risk management practice. |
Lifecycle coverage Where in the AI lifecycle does it apply? | Whole-of-system, normative. | Cross-cutting characterization. | Design through deployment audit. | Full lifecycle. |
Outputs What does using it produce? | Policy commitments; values statements. | Classification profile. | Criteria checklists; certification (by IEEE-authorized parties). | Risk management practice; profiles. |
Cautions Limits to be honest about. | High-level; not directly operational; not a control framework. | Descriptive, not prescriptive; does not tell you what to do about risk. | Certification is performed by authorized parties — Lattice does not certify. | Voluntary; does not prescribe specific controls. |
Lattice does not assert equivalence between cells. Where frameworks are silent on a lens, the cell shows scope honestly rather than manufacturing a match.