AI Governance Glossary

Plain-English guide to AI governance, security & compliance

No jargon. No fluff. Everything UK businesses need to know about running AI safely and compliantly.

Security
Growth+

PII Detection

Automatically identifies personal data in AI conversations before it leaves your business.

EU AI Act · Article 10
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Security
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Prompt Injection

An attack where malicious instructions hidden in content hijack your AI tool's behaviour.

EU AI Act · Article 15
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Security
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Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

Rules that prevent sensitive business data from being sent to AI providers.

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Compliance
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AI Governance

The policies, processes and controls your organisation uses to manage AI tools responsibly.

EU AI Act · Articles 4, 9, 26
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Cost
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AI Spend Governance

Visibility and control over how much your business spends on AI tools.

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Governance
Growth+

Shadow AI

AI tools your employees use without IT or management knowing about them.

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Governance
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Human-in-the-Loop

Requiring human approval before an AI's output is acted upon.

EU AI Act · Article 14
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Compliance
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EU AI Act

The world's first comprehensive AI law — applies to UK businesses selling into the EU.

EU AI Act · All Articles
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Compliance
Business+

AI Literacy

The requirement under EU AI Act Article 4 to train staff who work with AI systems.

EU AI Act · Article 4
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Cost
Growth+

Model Routing

Automatically sending AI requests to the right model for the task — balancing cost and quality.

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Security
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BYOK (Bring Your Own Key)

Using your own API keys with AI providers rather than going through a shared account.

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Compliance
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AI Audit Trail

A tamper-evident log of every AI request your business has made — essential for regulatory compliance.

EU AI Act · Articles 12, 26
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