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AI Risk Assessment Template

A simple structure for classifying AI use cases before buyers ask how you control them.

Risk assessment fields

FieldWhat to record
Use caseWhat the AI system or tool is used for.
Business ownerThe person accountable for the use case.
Vendor/tool/modelThe AI product, model, platform or supplier involved.
Data involvedPublic, internal, confidential, personal, customer or regulated data.
Human reviewWhether a human checks outputs before use.
Customer impactWhether the output affects customers, eligibility, advice, pricing or access.
Risk levelLow, moderate or high scrutiny.
Control notesRules, restrictions, monitoring, testing or review cadence.

Simple classification rule

Low-risk uses are usually internal productivity aids with no sensitive data and no direct customer effect. Higher-scrutiny uses usually involve personal data, customer-facing decisions, automated actions, regulated contexts or weak human review.

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