Fail-Safe & Escalation-Resistant Architectures
Design patterns for safe automated decision systems in conflict.

Design patterns for automated decision systems that include circuit breakers, kill switches, human veto layers, and rate limiters. These architectures are explicitly optimized to prevent runaway escalation and unintended engagements in high-tempo, adversarial environments.
TRL
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Impact
5/5
Investment
3/5
Category
Ethics & Security
Frameworks for autonomy, privacy, escalation control, and resilience equity.




