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OPSOPS-001 — Monitoring and Alerting Inadequacies

AI System Fails When Operational Data Diverges From Test Distribution

4/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —

Executive Summary

An AI system tested on approximated data distributions can behave unreliably when real operational data deviates unexpectedly from those assumptions. Organisations face undetected performance degradation in live deployments without systematic post-deployment data monitoring.

Domain

Operational Management

Blindspots in monitoring, incident response, performance, scalability, integration, and business continuity.

Source

MIT AI Risk Repository — AI Hazard Management: A Framework for the Systematic Management of Root Causes for AI Risks (Schnitzer2024) ↗

https://airisk.mit.edu/

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