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Reference Architecture
SCIA defines an explicit authority boundary between intelligence and execution.
It separates the generation of insight (from AI systems, human judgement, and external data) from the authorisation of decisions and their downstream execution.
This preserves accountability as systems evolve, and ensures actions occur only against explicitly recorded authority.
Key components
Intelligence sources
Inputs into intelligence, not decision authority.
Interpretation and constraint application
Meaning formation and policy or risk constraints applied before a decision is authorised.
Tracks DB — authoritative decision record
A durable record of what was authorised, under which conditions, and when, before execution occurs.
Execution systems
Transactional platforms, automated processes, and human actors that execute downstream of authority.
What this architecture enables
- Deploy advanced intelligence without silent authority drift.
- Preserve accountability as models, vendors, and systems change.
- Support audit and review without reconstructing decisions after the fact.
Next step
A briefing can help identify a decision workflow where authority is implicit or contested.
Where appropriate, an Authority Pressure Test can map the authority chain behind that workflow.
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