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For Policymakers
Fiduciary governance offers regulators something the AI policy landscape lacks: a duty-based model, grounded in centuries of law, that can be adapted to today's AI and data governance challenges.
"Is fiduciary governance a viable regulatory model? What would it look like in practice — and who has done the thinking?"
GliaNet is building the legal and policy groundwork — and doing it in the open. The Alliance has engaged in formal policy processes on both sides of the Atlantic, with filings to the White House OSTP (AI Action Plan RFI) and the UK's DSIT (Data Intermediaries Call for Evidence, endorsed by seventeen member organizations). Model legislation and comparative jurisdictional analysis are in active development, shaped by an engaged coalition of companies, legal scholars, and standards bodies.
Behind that work sits more than two decades of technology policy experience. GliaNet consults with policymakers and regulators directly — assessing how fiduciary duties can be incorporated into existing regulatory and procurement frameworks, and what enabling legislation would need to look like in a given jurisdiction.
The framework is designed for regulatory adoption, not abstract advocacy. If you're working on AI or data governance, we'd like to be useful.
Restoring Individual Agency in the Digital Age
A framework for Human:Digital Rights and fiduciary-based AI governance
GliaNet advances a policy framework that establishes foundational functional and relational rights for all individuals, and enables fiduciary-based governance for organizations that steward personal data or act computationally on behalf of individuals.
Codify Core Human:Digital Rights
Individuals and authorized agents shall have the right to interoperate with digital platforms, including access to user-level data and identity functions necessary for switching or multi-homing.
Individuals and authorized agents shall have the right to control access to their personal data on third-party platforms, including porting such data to chosen destinations.
Individuals shall have the right to delegate management of their digital rights, identities, and personal data to a trusted third party acting under fiduciary obligations.
Individuals and their designated fiduciary agents shall have the right to request, review, and challenge the basis for consequential algorithmic or AI-generated decisions affecting legal, economic, or social outcomes.
Individuals shall have the right to adopt AI agents to augment their capabilities wherever a third-party system uses AI as the interface. This right extends to dealings with healthcare (patient), financial services (client), marketplace (consumer), workplace (employee), education (student), government (citizen), and smart city environments (neighbor).
Policy Pillars
Mandatory Duty of Care for Data & AI Companies
- Prudent and non-exploitative data handling, including minimization and localization
- Protection against foreseeable harms from data processing or algorithmic decisions
- Clear breach notification and redress mechanisms
- Functions as a minimum regulatory floor across the digital ecosystem
Recognize & Incentivize Voluntary Fiduciary Duties (Net Fiduciaries™)
- Individuals have the right to select intermediaries who adopt duties of care, fidelity, and loyalty
- Certified fiduciaries prioritize user interests over conflicting commercial incentives
- Internal governance supporting fiduciary conduct and accountability
- Market incentives: procurement priority, tax advantages, regulatory safe harbors
Vehicles for Action
Practical levers to advance GliaNet's policy agenda.
This incremental approach allows adoption before enforcement and practice before doctrine.
Federal Opportunities
Executive Branch RFIs
OSTP / NIST / NTIA Comment Processes
Submit formal comments proposing delegation rights, interoperability requirements, and fiduciary responsibilities for organizations acting on human decision pathways. Positions GliaNet as a standards-defining authority.
FTC Rulemaking
Commercial Surveillance & Algorithmic Fairness
File advisory comments identifying gaps in enforcement mechanisms for digital rights. Recommend fiduciary standards as enforceable conduct expectations and highlight delegation rights to operationalize consumer autonomy.
Congressional Engagement
Expert Testimony & Briefings
Prepare materials for House and Senate committees on platform accountability, algorithmic discrimination, and AI safety. Advocate for a fiduciary safe harbor model connected to Section 230 reform.
State-Level Opportunities
CO · CA · MA Privacy Boards
Administrative Rulemaking Participation
Request advisory status and propose model rule language for delegation rights, interoperability, and Net Fiduciary™ certification. Embeds standards administratively without requiring legislation.
Regulatory Sandboxes
Net Fiduciary™ Pilot Cohort
Provide governance infrastructure to a controlled pilot testing Personal AI (PAI) delegation in healthcare navigation, benefits eligibility, and education. Produce audit evidence demonstrating safety, feasibility, and efficiency to support broader adoption.
State Procurement
Fiduciary Trust Certification
Introduce Net Fiduciary™ certification as a procurement preference category. Encourage state agencies to contract with certified fiduciaries when procuring AI or data-driven services, using purchasing power to create market demand.
International Engagement
EU Data Governance Act
Data Intermediary Registry Alignment
Align Net Fiduciary™ certification with the EU's data intermediary registration framework. Coordinate with MyData and DG CONNECT to develop shared verification standards enabling cross-border fiduciary model interoperability.
EU AI Act Sandboxes
Query Rights & PAI Delegation Pilots
Propose pilot participation focusing on query rights and Personal AI delegation models. Publish outcomes jointly with research partners to position GliaNet as a central participant in global AI governance experimentation.
OECD · UNDP Forums
Digital Trust Benchmarks
Submit GliaNet policy frameworks for inclusion in global digital trust and human-centric governance standards. Participate in working groups on human-centered AI and data stewardship to establish norm-setting legitimacy.
Purpose of Engagement
Build legal recognition | Create market pull through procurement | demonstrate fiduciary governance | Establish GliaNet as the central steward of human-centric digital agency