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.

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}
}