AWS Artifact now includes Assurance Assistant for compliance inquiries

AWS Artifact now includes Assurance Assistant, an AI-powered capability that generates citation-backed responses to security and compliance questions about AWS services. AWS Artifact is the service through which AWS provides compliance reports, certifications, and agreements to customers. Assurance Assistant helps third-party risk managers, compliance officers, security engineers, and auditors accelerate vendor assessments and due diligence questionnaire (DDQ) completion by providing sourced answers grounded in verified AWS compliance documentation. Assurance Assistant offers two modes: single-question mode for immediate on-screen responses, and questionnaire upload mode for bulk processing of XLSX files including industry-standard formats such as CAIQ, SIG, and custom DDQs. All responses include citations from AWS compliance documentation — including SOC reports, ISO certifications, and C5 attestation packages — so customers can independently verify information against source materials. Responses can be exported selectively or in full, with or without citations, in the original file format. To control access, two new IAM managed policies are available: AWSArtifactComplianceInquiriesReadOnlyAccess and AWSArtifactComplianceInquiriesFullAccess. Assurance Assistant is available at no additional charge through the AWS Artifact console in all commercial AWS Regions. AWS Artifact is a globally accessible service; customers do not need to select a specific Region to use Assurance Assistant. To learn more about Assurance Assistant, see [Managing compliance inquiries](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/artifact/latest/ug/managing-compliance-inquiries.html) in the AWS Artifact User Guide. For general information about AWS Artifact, see the [AWS Artifact product page](https://aws.amazon.com/artifact/).