Trust / human control
Evidence before confidence. People before automation.
Raison is framed as decision support: it makes sources, assumptions, uncertainty and ownership visible before action.
What it meanssource lineage
Every material statement retains source, freshness and transformation context.
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01Data
Know where each claim came from.
Every material statement retains source, freshness and transformation context.
Why it mattersEvery material statement retains source, freshness and transformation context.
Why it mattersShow when each source last changed and the acceptable age for this decision; old evidence can be accurate but no longer useful.
What it does not proveThis item can support or challenge an interpretation. On its own, it does not establish causality or authorize an action.
02Reasoning
Keep hypotheses distinct from facts.
Possible causes are labeled, confidence is bounded and missing evidence remains visible.
Why it mattersPossible causes are labeled, confidence is bounded and missing evidence remains visible.
How to inspect itVerify it together with its definition, source owner and freshness. A label without that context is not decision evidence.
What it does not proveList unresolved factors and how they could change the conclusion rather than hiding them behind a confidence label.
03Action
A person owns every consequential move.
Approval, owner and review date prevent the interface from becoming an unaccountable recommendation engine.
Why it mattersApproval, owner and review date prevent the interface from becoming an unaccountable recommendation engine.
How to inspect itVerify it together with its definition, source owner and freshness. A label without that context is not decision evidence.
What it does not proveThis item can support or challenge an interpretation. On its own, it does not establish causality or authorize an action.
Governance detailSources, constraints, roles and review criteria—without marketing shortcuts.
04Roles and agency
Access and action must be narrower than visibility.
A production design separates viewer, analyst, recommender, approver and administrator responsibilities.
Why it mattersA production design separates viewer, analyst, recommender, approver and administrator responsibilities.
How to inspect itVerify it together with its definition, source owner and freshness. A label without that context is not decision evidence.
What it does not proveThis item can support or challenge an interpretation. On its own, it does not establish causality or authorize an action.
05Evaluation
Confidence needs evidence, limits and ongoing review.
Teams define test sets, known failure modes, human override, drift signals and incident ownership before trusting a model-assisted explanation.
Why it mattersTeams define test sets, known failure modes, human override, drift signals and incident ownership before trusting a model-assisted explanation.
How to inspect itVerify it together with its definition, source owner and freshness. A label without that context is not decision evidence.
What it does not proveThis item can support or challenge an interpretation. On its own, it does not establish causality or authorize an action.
06Procurement questions
Hard questions stay visible until a vendor can prove them.
Deployment, data flow, subprocessors, residency, retention, deletion, export, audit access and support terms belong in due diligence.
Why it mattersDeployment, data flow, subprocessors, residency, retention, deletion, export, audit access and support terms belong in due diligence.
How to inspect itVerify it together with its definition, source owner and freshness. A label without that context is not decision evidence.
What it does not proveThis item can support or challenge an interpretation. On its own, it does not establish causality or authorize an action.
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