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Effective challenge

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Critical analysis of a model by objective experts with the expertise, independence and organisational standing to force change. The term comes from US model-risk guidance, now SR 26-2 1, and is borrowed for independent validation of AI systems.

Developed in
ch. 14, Independent validation and model risk management
Chapters
ch. 14, Development
Source
1 numbered reference, listed below

Where it is used

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

Effective challenge: mentions per chapter3 mentions of the term across 2 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter10 Reading List: 1 mention10 Reading List114 Development: 2 mentions14 Development2No mentions in the other 21 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
Effective challenge: mentions per chapter3 mentions of the term across 2 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter00010203040506070810 Reading List: 1 mention11011121314 Development: 2 mentions214151617181920212223Source: 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 Effective challenge per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface0No
01 Definition0No
02 Why Now0No
03 Values & Principles0No
04 The Stack0No
05 Patterns0No
06 The Role0No
07 Maturity Model0No
08 Regulatory Map0No
10 Reading List1No
11 AI Defined0No
12 Governance Program0No
13 Risk Management0No
14 Development2Yes
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 Agents0No
  • Model risk management

    The banking-supervision practice of validating models for conceptual soundness, monitoring and outcomes analysis under effective challenge.

  • AI system

    For governance, the object the AI definition brings into scope.

Sources

  1. [1] SR 26-2, Revised Guidance on Model Risk Management (issued 17 Apr 2026 by the Federal Reserve, OCC and FDIC; supersedes and replaces SR 11-7 of 4 Apr 2011 and SR 21-8; effective challenge). Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. 2026-04-17. https://www.federalreserve.gov/supervisionreg/srletters/SR2602.htm (verified: primary)

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Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). Effective challenge. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/effective-challenge. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026effectivechallenge,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Effective challenge}},
  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/effective-challenge}
}