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# Explore

# Exploring AI Control Tower (legacy) {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated March 12, 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Explore and learn about the AI Control Tower and its role in managing the AI asset inventory, overseeing configurations, integrating with other applications, and handling the asset approval workflow.

## AI Control Tower overview {#exploring-ai-control-tower__cf-exploring-parent-overview}

AI Control Tower provides enterprises with visibility into their AI footprint, manages the lifecycle of their AI investments, and identifies risks. This AI Control Tower's functionality ensures that their AI models, workflows, and agents are governed, optimized, and aligned with business strategy. It focuses on:

* **AI Strategy \& Value:** Tracks how AI improves efficiency, revenue, and cost savings.
* **AI Governance \& Compliance:** Ensures that AI systems follow company policies and global regulations, focusing on privacy, data governance, and ethical AI.
* **Security, Access \& Privacy:** Manages AI agent identities, access controls, and sensitive data to ensure security.
* **Lifecycle Management:** Handles the entire lifecycle of AI assets, including onboarding, offboarding, skill management, and performance monitoring.
* **Health \& Performance:** Evaluates how reliably and efficiently AI systems operate.
* **Enterprise AI Integrations:** Provides a platform to discover and use AI projects, models, and data from within the company and external partners.
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## AI asset Data Model {#exploring-ai-control-tower__section_xt3_p2z_ddc}

The AI asset data model catalogs different AI assets such as AI systems, AI models, datasets, and prompts. It also manages the relationship between different assets that helps manage the AI inventory effectively.

## AI Control Tower benefits {#exploring-ai-control-tower__cf-exploring-parent-benefits}

* Visibility and management of enterprise AI in the organization.
* Manage the lifecycle of AI assets such as AI systems, AI models, prompts, and datasets.
* Identify risks and set controls.
* Proactively manage AI risks and compliance while protecting your business and speeding up AI innovation.
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## What to explore next {#exploring-ai-control-tower__cf-exploring-parent-links}

To learn more about AI Control Tower and other applications integrating with its workspace, see the following topics:

* [AI Control Tower dashboard](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/~SJ4c15YYXjdjYU52ee19g "The AI Control Tower dashboard displays a comprehensive overview of the AI status, AI inventory, and other AI related metrics.")
* [Configure AI Control Tower](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/vKEmY5Wd9dNEIqtNb_EDOA "Configuring the AI Control Tower for Now Assist from the Configurations page.")
* [AI Risk and Compliance](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=ai-risk-and-compliance&version=australia&pubname=australia-governance-risk-compliance&ft:locale=en-US)
* [Explore Now Assist AI asset discovery](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/woX19Dutj9vdz_bblwkyag "Explore the synchronizing process of AI assets including models, datasets, prompts, skills, and agentic AI components into the AI Asset Inventory of AI Control Tower.")
* [AI connections](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/56KaMGbnO85i0Q6UjSk0xA "AI connection is a core feature of the AI Control Tower. It provides a unified view of all AI assets across hyperscalers, AI apps, and agentic AI frameworks via Service Graph Connectors.")
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* [Using AI Control Tower (legacy)](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/nswXVCGyrJvgBSUhsrH_Mw "Use AI Control Tower for creating governance workflows.")
* [AI Control Tower reference (legacy)](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/I5z5IlDcevazzegbncAa_w "Reference topics for AI Control Tower.")
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