Classify an AI use case by decision impact before selecting governance controls.
The move: classify the use case before choosing controls. Risk tiering is how governance scales. It keeps a low-risk writing assistant from going through a medical-device style review, and it keeps a high-impact scoring system from slipping through as a productivity tool. What changes the tier Look at the decision, not only the model. Ask who is affected, what the output influences, whether the person can contest it, whether sensitive data is involved, and whether a human reviewer is likely to rubber-stamp the result. Four practical tiers Low: drafts, summaries, and internal productivity support with no consequential decision. Moderate: recommendations,…
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