Stakes
The magnitude of harm (financial, legal, safety, reputational, relational) if an agent's action goes wrong. One of the two dimensions of delegation risk, alongside reversibility.
Defined in 3 GAGE programs, which carry 3 distinct definitions of it. The wording above is taught in Certified AI Practitioner: Workplace Foundations.
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.
In this topic's grid, the severity of consequence if a given action executes incorrectly, scored independently of how easily the action could be reversed. High stakes alone, regardless of reversibility, is sufficient to require a mandatory checkpoint under Trigger 1.
The second part of this topic's briefing structure: an honest statement of consequence on both sides, what happens if nothing changes and what happens if the recommended action is taken.
The magnitude of harm (financial, legal, safety, reputational, relational) if an agent's action goes wrong. One of the two dimensions of delegation risk, alongside reversibility.
Where it is taught
The exact lessons this term appears in. The first 7 topics of every program are free with a free account.
- When to Delegate to AI Agents vs. Handle Tasks Yourself · Agentic AI and Workforce Integration, Certified AI Practitioner: Workplace Foundations
- Checkpoint Design · Meaningful Human Accountability, Certified Agentic AI Governance Professional (CAAGP)
- Briefing Lawmakers: Complex AI Issues into Clear Decision Points · Policy Influence in Practice, The AI Lobbyist: Certified AI Policy Strategist
Terms it appears with
Not an alphabetical neighbourhood: these are the terms taught in the same lessons, ranked by how often they appear together.