Requisite

An Article 14 compliance assessment tool by Ashby

If you're building AI that affects people's lives, you need effective human oversight. If those systems fall under the EU AI Act, you need to prove it.

Requisite is a structured assessment that works with you to evaluate your AI oversight across ten domains. It finds the gaps, maps them to Article 14 obligations where relevant, and produces practical recommendations your team can act on.

Run it yourself or use the AI-guided mode. Either way, you get a scored assessment, a prioritised list of what needs fixing, and documentation ready for audit or internal review.

Early access programme

We're looking for a small group of early users to help refine Requisite. Try the assessment, tell us what works, tell us what doesn't.

Interested? Get in touch at or leave your email and we'll let you know when it's ready.

After running the assessment

You'll know exactly where your human oversight falls short. Not in vague terms, but mapped to the specific Article 14 obligations that apply to your system.

You'll have a prioritised set of recommendations your development team can act on. Not abstract principles. Concrete design patterns for reversibility, user control, and transparency.

And you'll have a compliance report you can hand to regulators, include in your technical file, or present as evidence in a conformity assessment.

The framework

Requisite assesses your AI system across ten domains of human oversight, from undo and revert to consent to recovery. Each domain is scored on a clear scale, so you can see at a glance where you're strong and where you're exposed.

  • Undo & Revert
  • Clarity of Intent
  • User Control
  • Data Portability
  • Model Transparency
  • Off Switch / Exit
  • Observability
  • Consent
  • Delegation
  • Recovery

Named for Ashby's Law of Requisite Variety: effective oversight must match the complexity of the system it governs.

Who it's for

  • Teams building AI-enabled products and services

    Whether you're designing a recommendation engine, a diagnostic tool, or an automated decision system, Requisite helps you understand where your users have control and where they don't.

  • Organisations with EU AI Act obligations

    If your systems are classified as high-risk, Requisite maps directly to Article 14. Use it to assess compliance gaps and generate audit-ready evidence.

  • Anyone who thinks oversight matters

    You don't need a regulatory deadline to care about how your AI treats people. Good oversight is good product design.

Get involved

Requisite is in active development. If you'd like to be part of the early access programme, leave your email or reach out directly.