Key risk indicator (KRI)

A metric that shows whether a risk is moving towards the edge of appetite (unregistered AI found, open exceptions by age, override rates), as distinct from a key performance indicator, which shows whether the programme is doing its job.

Developed in
ch. 12, KPIs and KRIs for leadership and the board
Chapters
ch. 12, Governance Program
Source
Defined by this Body of Knowledge: the section it is developed in is the source

Where it is used

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

Key risk indicator (KRI): mentions per chapter14 mentions of the term across 3 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter00 Preface: 1 mention00 Preface107 Maturity Model: 1 mention07 Maturity Model112 Governance Program: 12 mentions12 Governance Program12No mentions in the other 20 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
Key risk indicator (KRI): mentions per chapter14 mentions of the term across 3 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter00 Preface: 1 mention10001020304050607 Maturity Model: 1 mention10708101112 Governance Program: 12 mentions12121314151617181920212223Source: the Body of Knowledge v0.5.0
Mentions per chapter How often each chapter names the term, with the chapters the glossary cross-references drawn solid. The longest bar is where to read the term in use; bars spread across many chapters mark a term that runs through the discipline.
Mentions as a table
Mentions of Key risk indicator (KRI) per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface1No
01 Definition0No
02 Why Now0No
03 Values & Principles0No
04 The Stack0No
05 Patterns0No
06 The Role0No
07 Maturity Model1No
08 Regulatory Map0No
10 Reading List0No
11 AI Defined0No
12 Governance Program12Yes
13 Risk Management0No
14 Development0No
15 Deployment0No
16 Fairness & XAI0No
17 Incidents0No
18 EU AI Act0No
19 Privacy & AI0No
20 Existing Law0No
21 AI Laws Worldwide0No
22 Principles & Standards0No
23 AI Agents0No

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.

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Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). Key risk indicator (KRI). In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/key-risk-indicator-kri. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026keyriskindicatorkri,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Key risk indicator (KRI)}},
  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/key-risk-indicator-kri}
}