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Realised risk reduction

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The measured drop in a named failure mode's rate or blast radius in production; one of the two tests of the discipline, against framework coverage.

Developed in
ch. 03, 7. Success is measured in realised risk reduction, not framework coverage
Chapters
ch. 01, Definition · ch. 03, Values & Principles
Source
Defined by this Body of Knowledge: the section it is developed in is the source

Where it is used

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

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

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026realisedriskreduction,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Realised risk reduction}},
  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/realised-risk-reduction}
}