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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.

Realised risk reduction: mentions per chapter9 mentions of the term across 7 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter01 Definition: 2 mentions01 Definition202 Why Now: 1 mention02 Why Now103 Values & Principles: 2 mentions03 Values & Principles204 The Stack: 1 mention04 The Stack106 The Role: 1 mention06 The Role111 AI Defined: 1 mention11 AI Defined112 Governance Program: 1 mention12 Governance Program1No mentions in the other 16 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
Realised risk reduction: mentions per chapter9 mentions of the term across 7 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter0001 Definition: 2 mentions20102 Why Now: 1 mention10203 Values & Principles: 2 mentions20304 The Stack: 1 mention1040506 The Role: 1 mention10607081011 AI Defined: 1 mention11112 Governance Program: 1 mention1121314151617181920212223Source: 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 Realised risk reduction per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface0No
01 Definition2Yes
02 Why Now1No
03 Values & Principles2Yes
04 The Stack1No
05 Patterns0No
06 The Role1No
07 Maturity Model0No
08 Regulatory Map0No
10 Reading List0No
11 AI Defined1No
12 Governance Program1No
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 Agents0No
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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}
}