Risk tier
The consequence-based ranking assigned to each AI system on the register (for example, low, elevated, high) that determines how much validation, monitoring, and human oversight it earns. Tiered by consequence to a person, not by technical sophistication.
Defined in 2 GAGE programs, which carry 3 distinct definitions of it. The wording above is taught in Business AI Transformation.
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.
The consequence-based ranking assigned to each AI system on the register (for example, low, elevated, high) that determines how much validation, monitoring, and human oversight it earns. Tiered by consequence to a person, not by technical sophistication.
an informal grading of an agent's likely blast radius, derived from its action-space and autonomy, used to size how much testing investment the agent's deployment actually warrants.
A classification (commonly Tier 1 fast, Tier 2 standard, Tier 3 deep) set by taking the MAXIMUM across impact severity, impact scope, autonomy, and domain sensitivity, which determines a system's review path and time target.
Where it is taught
The exact lessons this term appears in. The first 7 topics of every program are free with a free account.
- What to Test · Testing and Red-Teaming, Agentic AI Governance: Applied Mastery
- The Governance Operating Model, Speed and Control · Governance and Responsible AI, Business AI Transformation
- Building the Audit-Ready AI Program · Lab: Regulated Industries, Business AI Transformation
Terms it appears with
Not an alphabetical neighbourhood: these are the terms taught in the same lessons, ranked by how often they appear together.