Block by default
Protected actions do not proceed when authority, idempotency or factual evidence is insufficient.
Stop under uncertainty, preserve evidence for meaningful changes and prevent automation from crossing responsibility boundaries. Safety is the first design decision, not a later layer.
SENK CORE / 04For SENK, safety is not a protective layer added after a product is complete. What may be automated, what must remain constrained and when a system must stop are decided from the first structural choice.
AI Agents can detect anomalies, organize information and assist operations, but they cannot become accountable actors. Rules and human judgement guard the final boundary together; when evidence is insufficient, the system does not proceed by guessing.
Protected actions do not proceed when authority, idempotency or factual evidence is insufficient.
Critical actions must reveal who acted, under which conditions and through which path an outcome was produced.
AI can assist judgement but cannot replace user choice, rule definition or final stop authority.
Truly reliable technology knows not only what it can do, but also what it must never do.