A Critical Analysis of Trustworthy AI Tools, Mark Frameworks, and the Implementation Chasms

Abstract

arXiv:2607.15480v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: As artificial intelligence (AI) systems increasingly impact society, ensuring their ethical and trustworthy deployment has become a global priority. While a myriad of high-level ethical guidelines have emerged, criticism persists that these frameworks remain abstract and lack concrete mechanisms for implementation. This paper conducts a critical analysis of tools and trust mark frameworks intended to operationalize trustworthy AI (TAI), drawing on