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KOGAN PAGE · AUTUMN 2026 MONOGRAPH
By Dr. Eva-Marie Muller-Stuler · Ph.D. Mathematics

AI must earn the right to decide.

Statistical accuracy is not operational permission.

Most organizations know how to build capable AI pilots. Very few know when an AI system has earned the right to make consequential decisions. Decision Quality AI establishes the non-compensatory boardroom standard for moving AI safely from experiment to production.

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Official hardcover book cover of Decision-Quality AI: From AI Ambition to Operational Success by Dr. Eva-Marie Muller-Stuler, published by Kogan Page
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Hardcover Edition · 15 Chapters · 340 Pages

Published Worldwide by Kogan Page (London · New York)

AUTHORITY & EVIDENCE

Originating from high-consequence enterprise, sovereign, and global advisory environments.

Ph.D. in Mathematics
Statistical proofs & uncertainty bounds
Former IBM MEA CTO for AI
Mission-critical system architecture
Former EY Partner Data & AI
Sovereign & banking risk governance
Published by Kogan Page
London · New York · New Delhi
THE FIDUCIARY THESIS

Three fault lines where AI authority collapses.

Explore The Six Gates Framework
01 · ADMISSIBILITY

Accuracy ≠ Legal Standing

A model can score 95% on test data and still violate statutory law, data provenance rules, or the EU AI Act. Lab performance does not grant legal permission.

02 · DEPLOYABILITY

Capability ≠ Operational Safety

Without a tested deterministic fallback, sudden live data drift will cause catastrophic downtime. Working AI is not production AI.

03 · GOVERNANCE

Principles ≠ Audit Defense

Publishing high-level ethics charters is not governance. A control that cannot halt runtime execution or assign legal responsibility is an illusion.

THE NON-COMPENSATORY AXIOM

“A 99% accuracy score in the lab cannot compensate for a missing emergency brake in production.”

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ENGAGEMENT ARCHITECTURE

Three ways to put the discipline to work.

Start with the book, implement with the operating platform, or engage executive advisory.

LEVEL 01 · FOUNDATION

The Book

$39.99 · Hardcover & eBook

Published worldwide by Kogan Page. 15 chapters detailing mathematical calibrations, failure modes, and non-compensatory gates.

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LEVEL 02 · OPERATING PLATFORM

Professional Platform

$39 / month or $390 / year

The active release workspace. Downloadable Word/Excel AI Release Cases, living EU AI Act standards, and monthly defense clinics.

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LEVEL 03 · INSTITUTIONAL ASSURANCE

Executive Advisory

Bespoke Boardroom Scope

For corporate boards, Chief Risk Officers, and sovereign entities scaling decision-grade governance across multi-system portfolios.

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Dr. Eva-Marie Muller-Stuler
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Eva-Marie Muller-Stuler

Mathematician (Ph.D.), former Chief Technology Officer for AI at IBM MEA, and former Partner & Data/AI Practice Leader at EY. Originator of Decision Quality AI.

EXECUTIVE BRIEFING · ISSUE 04View Archive →

Why Working AI is Not Production AI

A high-performing model in testing is not an operational decision asset. How false confidence compounds before release.

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1. DecisionOne real choice
2. IllusionFalse-confidence
3. EvidenceWhat is proved
4. Prod BarRequired state
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