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Risk Scoring

Reviewed 19 July 2026Canonical definitionPart of: Agent Evaluation Terms →

Risk scoring assigns a numeric or categorical value to an AI system based on its inherent risk factors, control effectiveness, and operational context. Scores drive automated governance decisions like approval routing, monitoring intensity, and audit frequency.

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Questions

Common questions.

What is Risk Scoring?

Risk scoring assigns a numeric or categorical value to an AI system based on its inherent risk factors, control effectiveness, and operational context.

How does Risk Scoring work?

Scores drive automated governance decisions like approval routing, monitoring intensity, and audit frequency.

Which terms are related to Risk Scoring?

Closely related concepts include Confidence Score (Agent), Agent Grading Rubric, Answer Faithfulness, Groundedness. Each is defined in the Prefactor glossary.

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