Approval is common.
Real stop power is rare.
DAR defines one named human authority with explicit power to stop a consequential decision before exposure becomes irreversible.
Private InquiryIdentify Exposure
Locate decisions where execution may outrun governance and become irreversible.
Name Authority
Define one person, by name, who carries the explicit right and obligation to stop before execution.
Set Threshold
Specify in advance what conditions trigger the stop obligation.
Create Record
Document who stops, who releases, and what the default state is when no one acts.
Continuation does not exist
until a named individual releases it.
This work is grounded in the concept of Human Stop Boundary.
Named Stop Authority
for High-Stakes AI Decisions
As organizations deploy AI into consequential workflows, speed of execution often exceeds speed of governance. When outcomes may become irreversible under uncertainty, governance requires something more specific: a named human authority required to release or halt execution before consequences become real.
Named Stop Authority
One individual identified in advance and required to release execution — or halt it — when material risk or unexpected behavior emerges.
Separation of Powers
The authority to stop, release, and review shall not reside in the same person.
Written Ownership
Any override or continuation after a stop event requires documented ownership and rationale.
Human Signal Protection
Good-faith escalation must be protected and never penalized for raising concern.
Real-World Kill Boundary
Organizations shall maintain the ability to suspend the system's effect on external operations, customers, markets, or patients.
If something unexpected happens today, who by name is required to release or halt it in time?
If that answer is unclear, governance is incomplete.
Controls manage behavior.
Names carry consequences.
Single-pathway authority review. One decision. One named authority. One DAR record.
Typical timeline: 7–10 business days. Confidential by design.
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