ECO-AIM-AI-011 — Storing all embeddings indefinitely¶

Category: AI/ML (AIM)
Family: AI (AI)
Layer: AI
Tier: 4
Severity: warning
Tags: ai, embeddings, retention
Legacy ID: ECO-AI-011

Summary¶

Embedding stores without retention grow unbounded and expensive.

Embeddings are data; they need lifecycle rules too.

{
  "confidence": 0.7,
  "notes": "Often overlooked.",
  "type": "storage"
}

{
  "languages": [
    "infra"
  ],
  "method": "config"
}

{
  "guidance": "Apply retention and tiering; delete stale embeddings.",
  "tradeoffs": "Must re-embed when needed."
}

{
  "system_layers": [
    "ai"
  ]
}