governance

Governance and Approval

Public explanation of human approval, policy gates and why agents do not own final authority.

boundary leadership evaluate

Governance decides what an AI system is allowed to do. Approval decides when a draft or action can move from preparation to external effect.

AISYSTEMS boundary

Agents can assist with classification, search, summarization and drafting. They do not own policy, final approval, legal authority or external commitments.

Approval examples

Sending an external message
Publishing public content
Creating binding commercial terms
Changing permissions
Connecting a new tool or source

Evidence

Approval should create durable evidence: who reviewed, what was reviewed, which source material was used and what changed as a result.