Maieutic Intelligence Limited · Hong Kong

AI you canverify.

Trusted AI, beyond promises.

We build traceable, governable AI work systems that support accountable oversight—from independent assessment and evidence capture to controlled pilots.

Decision
Evidence
Evaluation
Control
AIACCOUNTABILITYBuilt in, not bolted on

01 / Why MAI

Capability earns attention. Accountability earns trust.

AI systems now influence real work, real decisions and real institutions. MAI makes their evidence and controls inspectable—so adoption can move faster without leaving governance behind.

02 / What we build

Three ways to make AI institution-ready.

From the first procurement question to the final human approval, we design for evidence—not theatre.

02Governance infrastructure

MAI GovAI Evidence Layer

Evidence across the AI lifecycle.

AI evidence and governance layer

Create traceable records across models, data, tools, actions, evaluations, human approvals and exceptions.

System outputTrace · evaluate · approve · retain
03Controlled deployment

MAI Applied AI

Work systems, not chat windows.

Applied AI work systems

Co-design bounded human–agent workflows with limited permissions, human approval and measurable outcomes.

Pilot outputOne workflow · explicit controls · measurable value

Evidence, not a black box

See the work behind the answer.

A defensible AI system records more than its final response. It keeps the chain of inputs, sources, tools, evaluations and human decisions available for review.

Verified task record
TRACE · 0264
TaskReview supplier proposal against evaluation rubric
ModelDeclaredModel + version captured
Sources12 / 12Evidence references retained
EvaluationPassedRubric and exceptions logged
ApprovalHumanReviewer and time recorded

03 / The maieutic method

Ask the right questions
before deploying AI.

maieutic /meɪˈjuːtɪk/

A method of bringing clearer answers to light through disciplined questions. For AI: What did it do? What evidence supports it? Who approved the action? Does the result merit scaling?

  1. 01

    Frame

    Define the decision, workflow, risk boundary and success criteria.

    Define
  2. 02

    Examine

    Review the data, models, tools, vendor claims and controls.

    Examine
  3. 03

    Pilot

    Run a bounded workflow with limited permissions and human approval.

    Pilot
  4. 04

    Verify

    Measure quality, cost, risk and governance overhead before scaling.

    Verify

04 / Where we work

Designed around institutions, not generic use cases.

01

Government & public sector

Pre-procurement review, validation of vendor claims, decision evidence capture and governance of cross-department AI workflows.

Government and public institutions
02

Higher education

Teaching, research and administrative agents supported by knowledge boundaries, rubric-based evaluation and human review.

Higher education
03

Enterprise workflows

AI vendor assessment, controlled automation, permission and approval design, and verification of quality and cost.

Enterprise
MAIMaieutic
Intelligence
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麥楚林

Michael Mai

Founder · PhD in Economics · Associate Professor of Finance

05 / Company

Built at the intersection of
economics, institutions and AI.

Michael's work spans productivity and efficiency measurement, industrial economics, and how AI changes organisations and work. He founded MAI to translate those questions into practical methods for AI assessment, governance and deployment.

Evidence-firstHuman-in-controlModel-independent

06 / Start here

Bring us one unresolved AI question.

Start with one proposal, one workflow, or one unresolved governance question.

If you are assessing an AI vendor, designing a pilot or building a traceable governance mechanism, let's talk.

Tell us what you need