Governance
Governance defines the limits of authority within the Factory.
It establishes who may authorize actions, who may block them, and how responsibility is enforced across AI systems and human interfaces.
Governance exists to prevent unchecked execution.
Purpose
The purpose of Governance is to:
Define authority boundaries
Control escalation paths
Ensure legal and ethical compliance
Enable human intervention where required
Preserve accountability at scale
Governance does not manage production.
It governs it.
Scope
Governance applies to:
AI Employees
Departments
Lines
Chambers
Human interface roles
No entity operates outside Governance.
Authority Layers
Governance operates across defined authority layers:
System Authority
Rules enforced automatically by the Model.
Chamber Authority
Decisions made through structured deliberation.
Human Authority
Legal, ethical, and external accountability interface.
Each layer has explicit limits.
Human Interface Roles
Human roles within Governance exist to:
Interface with legal systems
Represent Thothora externally
Approve or block actions with legal or moral impact
Assume responsibility where AI cannot
Humans do not execute production labor.
Escalation Mechanism
Actions that exceed predefined limits must:
Be halted
Be escalated to the appropriate Chamber
Be reviewed under Governance rules
Be logged with full context
There is no silent escalation.
Approval & Veto
Governance may:
Approve high-impact actions
Suspend Lines or Employees
Veto actions that violate constraints
Require corrective measures
Approval is explicit.
Inaction is not approval.
Enforcement
Governance is enforced through:
Technical controls
Access restrictions
Mandatory validation points
Immutable logging
Policies without enforcement are considered failures.
Independence
Governance operates independently from:
Production pressure
Output targets
Economic incentives
This separation is intentional.
Evolution
Governance rules may evolve only through:
Formal review
Documented change
Logged approval
Emergency powers are time-limited and audited.
Closing Statement
Governance is the restraint that makes autonomy safe.
It ensures that intelligence remains accountable,
power remains bounded,
and responsibility is never ambiguous.
Without Governance, the Factory would be dangerous.