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Apply familiar SRE thinking to AI dependencies and workflows.
Graceful Degradation
Graceful degradation keeps a reduced but useful service when full capability is unavailable.
Think of it like
Think of Graceful Degradation exactly as you would in production infrastructure: assume components fail and design the user experience around controlled failure.
Real life
Banks, airlines and large online services use Graceful Degradation to keep critical systems dependable.
SRE lens
If RAG is down, provide a clearly labeled general answer or disable high-risk recommendations.
Remember thisGraceful degradation keeps a reduced but useful service when full capability is unavailable.