RISK CLASSIFICATIONAI GOVERNANCE & RISK

Autonomy Level

Autonomy measures how independently an AI system can act without human confirmation.

WHY IT MATTERS

Authority changes risk faster than model quality alone.

ENTERPRISE EXAMPLE

A read-only assistant is lower autonomy than an agent that can alter IAM policies.

GOVERNANCE DECISION

What can the system do without another person or deterministic control?

REMEMBERAutonomy is a major governance multiplier.
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