CHICAGO, Aug. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The MedLegal Professor, led by national architect of AI governance Nikki Mehrpoo, today announced the launch of the EEE AI Governance Protocol™, the first enforcement-grade AI governance and compliance framework designed to safeguard licensed professionals, regulated industries, and the public trust. The Protocol reinforces the AI+HI™ Initiative, which asserts a clear mandate: Human Intelligence must remain in charge of AI systems.

AI Is Already Making High-Stakes Decisions
 Artificial Intelligence is no longer theoretical; it is already drafting legal opinions, reviewing medical claims, assessing job candidates, and recommending disciplinary actions. These are high-stakes professional decisions with legal, ethical, and malpractice implications. Yet in most cases, there are no binding standards to ensure that AI-influenced outcomes are defensible, ethical, and regulator-ready.

"AI without governance is malpractice on autopilot," said Nikki Mehrpoo, Founder & CEO of The MedLegal Professor™.

Liability Crisis in the Making
 Licensed professionals remain accountable for every decision made under their authority — even when AI is involved. Legal, regulatory, and malpractice obligations are not diminished because a machine generated part of the outcome. Today, however, most professionals and institutions are using AI without governance systems in place, leaving them exposed to malpractice risk, litigation, and regulatory inquiry.

"If you can't defend an AI decision in court, you should never let it leave your workflow," said Mehrpoo.

The Enforcement-Grade Solution: EEE AI Governance Protocol™
 The EEE AI Governance Protocol™—built on the Educate. Empower. Elevate. methodology—delivers an enforcement-grade compliance system that governs AI at both the organizational and workflow levels:

• Organizational Level: Establishes readiness standards, policies, and deployment strategies.
  
  
• Workflow Level: Requires documentation, evidentiary controls, and audit-ready compliance for every AI-augmented decision.

The Protocol ensures that oversight begins before automation, aligning with evidentiary and regulatory requirements and preventing governance blind spots.

AI+HI™ Initiative
 Through the AI+HI™ Initiative, The MedLegal Professor champions the principle: Human Intelligence Leads. Artificial Intelligence Powers. This non-negotiable commitment preserves ethics, accountability, and public trust by ensuring that humans remain in command of AI systems.

Proof of Adoption
 The Protocol is already being embedded into professional environments:

• "Healthcare education is evolving at breakneck speed, making rigorous AI governance not a preference but a mandate," said Dr. Raji Akileh, D.O., CEO of MedEd Cloud. "In collaboration with The MedLegal Professor, MedEd Cloud is embedding these protocols into every initiative to ensure regulator-ready deployment of AI systems."
  
  
• "At Effingo, every AI workflow is structured to withstand regulatory inquiry because of governance systems engineered by Nikki Mehrpoo," said Jonathan Norzagaray, CEO & AI Innovator, Effingo Tech LLC.

About the EEE AI Governance Protocol™
 The EEE AI Governance Protocol™ is the first operational, enforcement-grade AI governance and compliance framework engineered for licensed professionals and regulated industries. It ensures AI systems are ethically deployed, legally defensible, lifecycle-governed, and audit-ready.

About the AI+HI™ Initiative
 The AI+HI™ Initiative is a global movement to ensure human intelligence remains in the decision-making seat. Its principle — Human Intelligence Leads. Artificial Intelligence Powers. — ensures AI augments, rather than replaces, professional judgment.

About Nikki Mehrpoo
 Nikki Mehrpoo, founder of The MedLegal Professor™, is the architect of the EEE AI Governance Protocol™, the AI+HI™ Initiative™, and a global leader in AI governance and compliance. A former judge and seasoned litigator, she is the only dual-certified legal specialist in California in two highly regulated fields and an AI-credentialed expert guiding organizations worldwide in regulator-ready AI oversight.

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Learn More & Get Involved

• Join the AI+HI Community: Access exclusive protocol resources and network with licensed professionals.
  
  
• Schedule a Consultation: Explore how the Protocol can be implemented in your organization.
  
  
• Follow the Initiative: Stay updated on LinkedIn by following Nikki Mehrpoo.
  
  
• Visit the Website: https://governbeforeyouautomate.ai

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