Paved path

A supported, low-friction default route (a template, library or pipeline) that makes the governed way the easiest way to ship, so engineers adopt governance without asking permission.

Developed in
ch. 03, Make the governed path the easiest path
Chapters
ch. 03, Values & Principles · ch. 06, The Role
Source
Defined by this Body of Knowledge: the section it is developed in is the source

Where it is used

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

Paved path: mentions per chapter12 mentions of the term across 4 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter03 Values & Principles: 4 mentions03 Values & Principles406 The Role: 2 mentions06 The Role212 Governance Program: 5 mentions12 Governance Program523 AI Agents: 1 mention23 AI Agents1No mentions in the other 19 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
Paved path: mentions per chapter12 mentions of the term across 4 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter00010203 Values & Principles: 4 mentions403040506 The Role: 2 mentions2060708101112 Governance Program: 5 mentions5121314151617181920212223 AI Agents: 1 mention123Source: 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 Paved path per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface0No
01 Definition0No
02 Why Now0No
03 Values & Principles4Yes
04 The Stack0No
05 Patterns0No
06 The Role2Yes
07 Maturity Model0No
08 Regulatory Map0No
10 Reading List0No
11 AI Defined0No
12 Governance Program5No
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 Agents1No

Patterns that use this term

One pattern page uses the term.

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). Paved path. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/paved-path. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026pavedpath,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Paved path}},
  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/paved-path}
}