CIO • CTO • Microsoft Platform Owners • Security & Compliance • AI Governance
Power Automate Copilot enables users to delegate intent to AI across Microsoft 365, Dynamics, and enterprise systems. This creates new governance obligations under ISO/IEC 42001, particularly around AI decision-making, delegation, and operational monitoring (Clauses 5, 6, 8).
ISO 42001 requires organizations to manage AI risks as they occur during operation, not only through static policies (Clause 8.1).
Environment controls and DLP policies govern access, but they do not govern Copilot reasoning or emergent behavior, leaving gaps against ISO requirements for responsibility, transparency, and intervention (Clauses 5.3, 6.1, 8.2).
Metronisys pauses Copilot execution when actions exceed predefined authority, ensuring human approval for high-impact decisions in line with ISO human oversight expectations (Clauses 5.1, 5.3).
Runtime budgets and execution limits protect against runaway automation, satisfying ISO requirements for AI risk controls and safeguards (Clauses 6.1, 8.1).
Metronisys logs every Copilot-selected connector and action, supporting explainability, traceability, and audit readiness (Clauses 9.1, 9.2).
Copilot is prevented from indirectly performing actions beyond the initiating user’s authority, preserving accountability as required under ISO responsibility and control clauses (Clauses 5.3, 8.3).
Metronisys complements Microsoft security, compliance, and Power Platform governance by governing AI autonomy at runtime, enabling practical ISO/IEC 42001 alignment without replacing native controls.
Microsoft governs access.
Metronisys governs autonomous behavior.
As Copilot adoption accelerates, enterprises must demonstrate continuous AI oversight and accountability. Metronisys enables Power Automate Copilot to scale responsibly under ISO/IEC 42001-aligned governance.