Approval gate
A control that requires a human to approve a specific action before it executes, applied narrowly to the irreversible or high-consequence actions flagged during scoping (a large payment, a mass email, a record deletion). Applied to the small set of actions that must not go wrong silently, gates work; applied to everything, they decay into rubber-stamping.
Defined in 2 GAGE programs, which carry 2 distinct definitions of it. The wording above is taught in AI Governance: Applied Mastery.
How each discipline defines it
The same term does different work depending on who is using it. These are the definitions as each program teaches them, unedited.
A control that requires a human to approve a specific action before it executes, applied narrowly to the irreversible or high-consequence actions flagged during scoping (a large payment, a mass email, a record deletion). Applied to the small set of actions that must not go wrong silently, gates work; applied to everything, they decay into rubber-stamping.
A configured checkpoint where an agent must obtain explicit human confirmation before taking a specified action. Applied to irreversible and high-stakes actions, while reversible actions run without a prompt.
Where it is taught
The exact lessons this term appears in. The first 7 topics of every program are free with a free account.
- Securing Agent Permissions and Access Boundaries · AI Security Fundamentals, AI Literacy & Professional Conduct
- You deploy an agent: scoping, containment, and the kill switch you test before launch · Agents Under Command, AI Governance: Applied Mastery
Terms it appears with
Not an alphabetical neighbourhood: these are the terms taught in the same lessons, ranked by how often they appear together.