This article explores the need for responsible AI governance when automating security questionnaire responses in real time. It outlines a practical framework, discusses risk mitigation tactics, and shows how to combine policy‑as‑code, audit trails, and ethical controls to keep AI‑driven answers trustworthy, transparent, and compliant with global regulations.

This article explores a novel AI‑driven engine that combines graph neural networks (GNNs) with explainable AI to compute and attribute real‑time trust scores for vendors. By ingesting dynamic knowledge graphs, the system delivers instant, context‑aware risk insights while providing clear, human‑readable explanations that satisfy auditors, security teams, and compliance officers.