# 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](/taxonomy/effect-sep-view/security.md), [Ethics](/taxonomy/effect-sep-view/ethics.md), [Performance](/taxonomy/effect-sep-view/performance.md) for more details.

<figure><img src="/files/3rA238IAi52xbMB5AiSI" alt=""><figcaption><p><strong>Figure T.1</strong>. The SEP Taxonomy Matrix.</p></figcaption></figure>


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