Purpose. Keep systems safe, legible, and auditable while maintaining classical behavior: phi((m,a)) = m. The alignment lane is bounded metadata, not a decision oracle. All formulas are ASCII-only and operator-pure.
13.1 Observation-first
Act on m; use a for visibility, bands, QA, and advisory scheduling until a safety case is approved. Do not gate life-critical actuators on a during pilots.
13.2 Not a diagnostic or oracle
The lane is bounded, composable metadata, not a medical, legal, or safety-critical decision system. Do not market or interpret a as a probability of failure or a risk score.
13.3 Clamp discipline and transparency
Always clamp before mapping: a := clamp(a, -1+eps_a, +1-eps_a); publish knobs and manifests; never hide values even when a is low. Keep phi((m,a)) = m at all boundaries.
13.4 Safety promotion
Move from read-only → advisory → scoped closed loop only with evidence, training, and a documented rollback plan. Require staged rollouts, operator sign-off, and a kill-switch.
13.5 Data governance, privacy, and retention
• Log only what is needed: (time,kpi,m,a,band,knobs_hash,build_id,site_id,unit_id,note).
• Store daily anchors and manifests; keep an append-only hash chain for integrity.
• Remove PII from notes/labels; prefer pseudonymous unit IDs.
• Define retention windows and an export policy; document who can access lane data and why.
13.6 Bias, drift, and distribution shift
• Lane mappings (entropy/residual/etc.) can drift as conditions change; monitor baselines and revalidate windows/bins.
• Keep thresholds monotone and stable during pilots; recalibrate only between windows.
• Compare band mixes across units/sites; investigate systematic skews before acting.
13.7 Adversarial and failure modes
• Unclamped inputs can blow up atanh; enforce a := clamp(...) and treat NaN/Inf as gate FAIL.
• Sensor faults can spoof stability; cross-check with redundancy, stamps, and basic plausibility rules on m.
• Never suppress alarms purely due to high a; declines in a are signals for review, not auto-silence.
13.8 Prohibited uses (during pilots)
• No direct actuator gating on a or band.
• No safety-critical triage, diagnosis, or compliance decisions without human review.
• No hiding or downsampling of m based on a.
• No marketing claims that equate a to “certainty,” “safety,” or “probability.”
13.9 Incident response and rollback
• Triggers: abnormal band shifts, integrity mismatches, CI gate regressions, or operator confusion.
• Actions: freeze knobs, revert to classical-only outputs, preserve logs/stamps, open a blameless review, and publish a post-incident note.
• Resume only after re-running CI gates and updating training.
13.10 Limitations (quick list)
• Interpretability: a reflects mapping choices (e.g., entropy window), not truth.
• Quantization: fixed-point LUT/poly introduce bounded error; verify with E8/E10.
• Windowing: short windows can flicker; enforce hysteresis and band_step >= 4*|delta_a|.
• Coverage: a does not detect all faults; treat as one cue among many.
• Human factors: bands aid triage but require consistent UI text and training.
13.11 Ethical UX guidance
• Always show value + band side-by-side: value -> band.
• Tooltips should include m, a, band, knobs_hash, build_id.
• Use plain language band descriptions in operator docs (e.g., “A– = thin evidence; investigate”).
• Avoid color-only cues; ensure accessible contrasts.
13.12 Standards and safety cases (alignment with practice)
• Align promotion criteria to your domain standards (e.g., automotive, industrial, rail).
• Keep identical semantics across software and silicon: phi((m,a)) = m, clamp discipline, {U,W} order-invariant fusion.
• Archive reproducibility packets (manifest, CI results, stamped logs) for audits.
13.13 Ethics checklist (copy/paste)
phi((m,a)) = mverified and documented.- Clamp-first policy implemented everywhere.
- Operators trained; UI shows value + band; help text available.
- No safety-critical gating on
aduring pilot; rollback switch tested. - Stamps and manifests archived; access controls documented.
- Drift checks scheduled; recalibration windows defined.
- Incident playbook in place; responsibilities named.
Caution. Research/observation only. Not for operational or safety-critical use without a completed safety case and formal approvals.
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