The planned retirement of an AI system: dependency analysis, fallback and transition, sunset notices, a final evidence snapshot, archive or disposal of weights and data, revocation of every identity, and a registry entry marked retired rather than deleted. NIST asks that systems be phased out safely 1.
- Developed in
- ch. 15, Retirement and decommissioning
ch. 05, Pattern: Deactivation, Localisation & Retirement Runbook - Chapters
- ch. 05, Patterns · ch. 15, Deployment
- Source
- 1 numbered reference, listed below
Where it is used
5 chapters of the Body of Knowledge use the term. Each link opens the first section that does.
- 08 · Regulatory Map Other jurisdictions 5 mentions
- 10 · Reading List Regulation and standards 1 mention
- 12 · Governance Program Policies across the lifecycle 1 mention
- 22 · Principles & Standards OECD AI Principles 3 mentions
- 23 · AI Agents Kill switch and per-agent circuit breakers 3 mentions
Patterns that use this term
One pattern page uses the term.
Related terms
Sources
- [1] NIST AI RMF Playbook, GOVERN (per subcategory: About, Suggested Actions, Transparency and Documentation, References; GOVERN 1.7 decommissioning and phasing out safely). NIST Trustworthy and Responsible AI Resource Center. 2026. https://airc.nist.gov/airmf-resources/playbook/govern/ (verified: primary)
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