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Chapter 5 · the danger check

Exposure Test

Maturity and risk are different. Before you point AI at anything real, answer five questions. This tells you how careful to be, what guardrails you need, and where the kill switch goes.

1. Who sees the output?

Only me
My team
A customer
The public

2. What happens if it is wrong?

Barely anything
Mildly annoying
Costs real money or trust
Someone could get hurt

3. Can a human approve it first?

Yes
No

4. What data does it touch?

None sensitive
Internal only
Customer or regulated

5. Can you reverse a mistake?

Yes
No