Output Evaluation and Validation·Task 2.4·Bloom: remember·Difficulty 2/5·8 min read·Updated 2026-07-14

The Four Risk Thresholds That Trigger Human Review

Determine when human review or additional verification is required

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The four risk thresholds are the questions that decide whether an output requires human review: stakes (what an error costs), reversibility (whether the action can be undone), audience (who sees it), and regulatory exposure (whether a law, rule, or contract governs it). Each is asked independently, and any one crossing its threshold can require review regardless of how confident the output looks.

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