How It Works
Enable Essential AI
Turned off by default.
Must be enabled by Tracker support and accepted by an authorized signing authority.
Once enabled, Admins can activate it in Admin > General Settings > Enable Essential AI.
Login and Use the Feature
After enabling, log out and back in.
You’ll see a magic wand icon in the top menu bar. Click it to access the AI panel.
Generate Suggested Risks
Provide a short description of your organization and key business processes.
(Optional) Adjust the number of risks to generate and other settings.
Click Generate Risks.
AI returns an executive summary and a list of suggested risks.
Review and Add to Register
Each suggested risk includes:
Name and description
Root causes
Mitigations
Consequences
Inherent risk scores
You can edit or remove any field before adding it to your system.
Check “Created by AI” to help track which risks were AI-generated.
Privacy Notes
Only the text you enter is sent to OpenAI—no system data or existing risks are shared.
Data is not stored by OpenAI and not used for training.
Finding AI-Created Risks
Look for the “AI” badge in your Risk Console.
Use the filter Created by AI to view them in the Risk Console or New Risks widget.
Key Terms: Essential AI, AI-generated risk, GPT risk tool
Applied To: Admin users