The best method to ensure a comprehensive identification of risks for a new AI model...

The most comprehensive way to identify a full range of risks — legal, ethical, operational, and societal — for a new AI model is through aformal impact assessment, such as aData Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)orAlgorithmic Impact Assessment.

From theAI Governance in Practice Report2025:

“Risk-based approaches are often distilled into organizational risk management efforts, which put impact assessments at the heart of deciding whether harm can be reduced.” (p. 29)

“DPIAs… help organizations identify, analyze and minimize data-related risks and demonstrate accountability.” (p. 30)

A. Environmental scanis too general.

B. Red teamingis useful for adversarial risk but not broad.

C. Integration testingfocuses on technical/system compatibility, not overall risk.