Method
AI proposes. Evidence proves.
The whole product is one discipline: stochastic models may suggest anything; a deterministic guard decides what the matter may rely on, and an append-only transition log remembers every crossing.
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Five epistemic classes
Observation, record, statement, inference, authority. Class is orthogonal to reliance: a first-hand statement can be relied on as a statement without pretending to be an observation.
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Facets need their own proof
Attribution, causation, intent, identity, control, damages, legal characterization — each asserted facet must be covered by its own support link before acceptance. One photo cannot smuggle in a motive.
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Corroboration is computed, not claimed
Independent support counts distinct root origins. Derivatives, exports, and AI summaries of one source add exactly zero.
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Issuance is the only gate
Draft freely. Checks bind at external issuance — filing, serving, sending — where the exact content and support map freeze into the log forever.
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Roles are event permissions
Owner, counsel, analyst, contributor, recipient. A role is precisely the set of transitions it may fire. The AI itself is an analyst: propose-only, forever.