A running record of framework releases, trademark filings, publications submitted, and the institutional steps that build out the certification authority. Newest first.
safetycriticallabs.com refreshed across every page in the cream and blue palette. A new Documents library publishes the full set of standards, regulations, and reference documents that inform the framework, with direct links to each official publisher.
View the document library →Major structural revision. New Section 3 adds three architecture and paradigm requirement sets: AI-11 Multi-Model Systems, AI-12 Neural Networks, and AI-13 Continuous Learning and Adaptation. These apply conditionally based on system design and resolve prior lexicon contradictions by separating normative architecture requirements from informative implementation patterns.
Download v3.0 (DOI) →Added AI-4.7 Deployment Format Validation covering model transformations (quantization, pruning, knowledge distillation, framework conversion). Added Section 4.4 Continuous and Periodic Verification and a Cadence column to the Verification Matrix. Editorial pass on Sections 1 through 3 for terminology and lexicon consistency.
Framework abstract submitted to the Intelligent Systems: Space Trusted Autonomy track at the AIAA SciTech Forum 2027. Decision notification expected on or about August 24, 2026. First of a multi-venue formal publication push that also targets JAIS, SAFECOMP, and a NIST companion piece.
Intake response submitted to the ANSI National Accreditation Board, opening the formal conversation toward eventual ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation for certification bodies. ANAB accreditation is the path that transforms the SCL mark from a credible third-party determination into a regulatory instrument.
AI-9 Human and AI Teaming expanded with three new sub-requirements: AI-9.7 Operator Qualification, AI-9.8 Workload Management, and AI-9.9 Training Program Requirements. New AI-8.5 Public Disclosure Support covering external model cards, EU AI Act Article 13 user information, EO 14110 and OMB M-24-10 federal AI inventory, and EU AI Act Article 71 public database registration.
Three applications filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office under Class 42 (scientific and technological services): the Safety Critical Labs name, the SCL design mark covering the logo and seal, and the SCL Certified certification mark. All three now in formal review.
Final mark design completed. The SCL seal is the visible identifier on certificates, the digital badge, and the verification page. Prerequisite for the design mark trademark filing that followed in the same month.
Added AI-1.0 Operational Design Domain with Operational Claim and eight attribute categories, formalizing the certification scope envelope. Added AI-10 Privacy and Data Protection with seven sub-requirements. Section 1.3 introduced the Domain Standards Citation Convention. Mission Support tier renamed to Operational Support throughout.
Added AI-4.6 Operational Validation Without Ground Truth and AI-9.6 Operational Role Verification. Introduced Appendix D Risk Score Methodology — the structured, reproducible scoring system that issues a quantified risk score alongside every certification determination.
First public release of the SCL AI Requirements Framework, registered with a citable DOI on Zenodo. Initial set of requirement areas addressing AI-specific failure modes not covered by traditional software assurance practices.