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.

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}
}