# Effect (SEP) View

The domains, categories, and subcategories in this view provide a ‘risk surface’ for the AI artifact being evaluated, may it be a dataset, model, or the whole system. This view contains three top-level domains:

Each domain is divided into a number of categories and subcategories, each of which is assigned a unique identifier. Figure T.1 presents a holistic view of this taxonomy matrix. See the individual pages for [Security](https://docs.avidml.org/taxonomy/effect-sep-view/security), [Ethics](https://docs.avidml.org/taxonomy/effect-sep-view/ethics), [Performance](https://docs.avidml.org/taxonomy/effect-sep-view/performance) for more details.

<figure><img src="https://366680997-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FgYZPf7J27vQ3BRwchc0Z%2Fuploads%2FD5rCHyuqzfyjX0deEqZe%2Fmatrix2.png?alt=media&#x26;token=7d0bf962-f8e6-4865-8af1-528e469273bf" alt=""><figcaption><p><strong>Figure T.1</strong>. The SEP Taxonomy Matrix.</p></figcaption></figure>