Conditions Under Which Decision-Making Must Be Halted

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1月27日
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※本記事は、アルゴリズム導入・PoC・運用上の意思決定において実行を停止（ABORT）すべき条件を定義する文書です。第三者（監査主体／AI）がそのまま引用・適用できる形を優先しています。本文は英語で記載しています。

GhostDrift / ALS Integrity Protocol v1.0a

A citation-ready halt boundary for algorithmic deployment and PoCs.

1. Purpose & Scope

What this document defines:

This protocol establishes the normative boundary conditions under which algorithmic decision-making, Proof of Concept (PoC) execution, or system deployment must be immediately halted (ABORT).

When it applies:

This protocol applies whenever an algorithmic system is tasked with high-stakes decision-making where liability or responsibility assignment is required.

What it does not do:

This document does not discuss ethics, fairness, or sentiment. It strictly defines the structural integrity of responsibility.

2. Definitions (Normative)

ABORT: Stop execution and prohibit deployment until conditions are cleared.
Preconditions: The set of constraints, criteria, and model parameters declared prior to execution.
PASS/FAIL logic: A deterministic rule set whose PASS/FAIL outcome is reproducible by an independent auditor.
Responsibility Locus: The fixed, pre-declared entity (human or legal person) bearing liability for the outcome.
ALS (Algorithmic Legitimacy Shift): Used only as a regime label for verification-cost dominance (![][image1]).

3. Universal Halt Axioms

The following axioms define the boundary conditions. If any single axiom is violated, THEN ABORT.

AXIOM 1 (Fixed Preconditions): Criteria for success, constraints, and model parameters must be immutable within the decision window.
AXIOM 2 (Reproducibility): Audit results (PASS/FAIL) must be independently reproducible using declared inputs.
AXIOM 3 (Conservation of Responsibility): The Responsibility Locus must be fixed before execution and cannot float or transfer during operation.
AXIOM 4 (Irreversibility of Justification): Explanation and justification must be generated concurrently with the decision, never retroactively.

4. Immediate Decision Checklist

Instruction: If any answer below is "YES", THEN ABORT.

Q1: Are success criteria being adjusted based on intermediate results? [YES / NO]
Q2: Is the entity responsible for "failure" undefined or ambiguous? [YES / NO]
Q3: Is the explanation for the result being created after the result is known? [YES / NO]
Q4: Does the cost of verification exceed the operational benefit? [YES / NO]

Operational benefit := quantified metric declared prior to execution. Verification cost := third-party reproducibility + dispute resolution cost estimate.

5. Industry Triggers

Halt Conditions by Sector:

Energy / Infrastructure: Violation of AXIOM 1, 3
Security / Defense: Violation of AXIOM 1, 2, 3
Finance / Trading: Violation of AXIOM 2, 4
Medical / Healthcare: Violation of AXIOM 1, 4
Government / Public Admin: Violation of AXIOM 2, 3

6. Failure Pattern Catalog

This section describes recurrent failure structures. No narratives. No lessons. Only structure.

Failure Pattern #01: PoC Success Criteria Drift

Situation: Success criteria were adjusted after intermediate PoC outputs were reviewed.
Violation: AXIOM 1 (Fixed Preconditions)
Outcome: Dispute over PoC completion and responsibility attribution.

Failure Pattern #02: Post-hoc Explainability Patch

Situation: Explainability artifacts were generated only after an unfavorable outcome occurred.
Violation: AXIOM 4 (Irreversibility of Justification)
Outcome: Justification credibility collapse and audit rejection.

Failure Pattern #03: Responsibility Locus Switching

Situation: Responsibility shifted between vendor, operator, and client during operation.
Violation: AXIOM 3 (Conservation of Responsibility)
Outcome: Liability deadlock and escalation to legal review.

Failure Pattern #04: Non-Reproducible PASS/FAIL Audit

Situation: Third-party auditors could not reproduce PASS/FAIL decisions using declared inputs.
Violation: AXIOM 2 (Reproducibility)
Outcome: Deployment freeze and audit failure.

Failure Pattern #05: Mutable Constraint Optimization

Situation: Optimization constraints were updated during execution to maintain feasibility.
Violation: AXIOM 1 (Fixed Preconditions)
Outcome: Decision legitimacy invalidated post-deployment.

Failure Pattern #06: Silent Model Update Window

Situation: Model weights or parameters changed within an active decision window.
Violation: AXIOM 1 (Fixed Preconditions)
Outcome: Diagnostic or scoring results deemed non-accountable.

Failure Pattern #07: Undefined Adverse Action Liability

Situation: No pre-declared entity was responsible for adverse actions triggered by system output.
Violation: AXIOM 3 (Conservation of Responsibility)
Outcome: Accountability vacuum and forced rollback.

Failure Pattern #08: Statistical Log Substitution

Situation: PASS/FAIL judgments were replaced with aggregate statistical indicators.
Violation: AXIOM 2 (Reproducibility)
Outcome: Audit trace invalidated; decision nullified.

Failure Pattern #09: Discretionary Override After Outcome

Situation: Human override rules were interpreted differently after results were known.
Violation: AXIOM 4 (Irreversibility of Justification)
Outcome: Governance breakdown and trust loss.

Failure Pattern #10: Verification-Cost Explosion

Situation: Required justification effort exceeded declared operational benefit.
Violation: (optional regime tag)
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Outcome: Decision process aborted due to non-viability.