Research
Four Lenses of AI Measurement: Capable on Paper
Develops deployment-context capability and identifies five pathways through which performance demonstrated in evaluation can erode in operational use.
Four Lenses of AI Measurement: The Compliance Lens
Introduces the four-lens measurement architecture and a four-level taxonomy of auditability, audit, conformance, and legally defensible compliance posture.
Read on SSRN →The Maturity Mirage: Four Lenses of AI Measurement
Distinguishes governance maturity from capability maturity through five dimensions and four identifiable regression pathways.
Read on SSRN →Books
Procurement-Ready AI
The Vendor's Evidence Playbook for institutional buyers and procurement teams.
The Adult in the Machine
A human-centered framework for responsible enterprise AI adoption.
Where the Boundary Holds
The Celeste Hale Chronicles, Book One.
“ The oldest agreements were never written for courthouses. They were written for those who would remember. — The Celeste Hale ChroniclesView All Books →
Teaching & Speaking
Courses and instruction in artificial intelligence, systems analysis, governance, and software engineering.
- AI Governance and Ethics
- Requirements Engineering
- Systems Analysis and Design
- Software Engineering
- Senior Design Project
Conference talks, panels, workshops, and media conversations on AI governance, risk, measurement, and leadership.
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- Conference and workshop speaking
- Client and executive education
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JM Wofford: Scholar, Author, Practitioner
JM Wofford is an AI governance scholar, published author, graduate computer science instructor, and enterprise practitioner. Her research includes the Four Lenses of AI Measurement framework, capability measurement, compliance, maturity, risk, auditability, and responsible AI adoption.
Published SSRN papers include Four Lenses of AI Measurement: The Compliance Lens and The Maturity Mirage: Four Lenses of AI Measurement. Four Lenses of AI Measurement: Capable on Paper is currently under review.
Her published books include The Adult in the Machine, Procurement-Ready AI: The Vendor's Evidence Playbook, and Where the Boundary Holds, Book One of The Celeste Hale Chronicles.