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Downstream use register

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The record of every consumer of an AI system's outputs (a system, team, partner or training pipeline), each with its approved use, the re-test that cleared the outputs for that context and any contract, held against the producing system's registry entry. Access is granted per registered consumer, and a model change or retirement is notified to all of them.

Developed in
ch. 15, Secondary use and downstream harm
ch. 05, Pattern: Downstream Use Register
Chapters
ch. 05, Patterns · ch. 15, Deployment
Source
Defined by this Body of Knowledge: the section it is developed in is the source

Where it is used

2 chapters of the Body of Knowledge use the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

Patterns that use this term

3 pattern pages use the term, most mentions first.

  • Function creep

    The gradual reuse of personal data or an AI system for purposes nobody approved, usually by configuration rather than a new release.

  • Reasonably foreseeable misuse

    Use of an AI system not in accordance with its intended purpose that may result from reasonably foreseeable human behaviour or interaction with other systems…

  • AI system

    For governance, the object the AI definition brings into scope.

Sources

No external source: the term is coined or used in a specific sense by this Body of Knowledge, and the section linked under "Developed in" is its source.

Definitions of legal terms paraphrase the cited text, which governs. Dated statements are as of .

Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). Downstream use register. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/downstream-use-register. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026downstreamuseregister,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Downstream use register}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/downstream-use-register}
}