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AURA

Autonomous Unified Risk Architecture

Tiered autonomy framework for AI systems. Three levels — Supervised, Guided, Trusted — with risk-calibrated escalation paths. Governance by design, not afterthought.

Tier 1
Supervised
Human confirms
Tier 2
Guided
AI recommends
Tier 3
Trusted
AI executes
TC

ThoughtChain

Traceable Reasoning Protocol

Stepwise logic capture with cryptographic audit trails. Every decision traceable. Every reasoning step recorded. Trust through transparency.

{
  "step": 3,
  "action": "recommend_refactor",
  "reasoning": "Function exceeds complexity threshold",
  "confidence": 0.87,
  "hash": "a3f2c1...",
  "parent_hash": "9b8d7e..."
}
RSI

Recursive Self-Improvement at the Orchestration Layer

An Alternative Architecture for Autonomous Agent Evolution

Autonomous agents that monitor output quality, detect degradation, and generate successor agents — achieving progressive improvement while preserving human oversight, audit capability, and governance integrity.

arXiv submission pending

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