PUB-01 · Controlled concept
Governance-Undefined
§§3-4, pp.11,13 · 4 August 2026
Definition
A condition in which a system can act, and may be expected to act, while the institutional basis, scope and limits of that action have not been expressly constituted with the clarity normally required for delegated authority.
This record preserves the term as a defined analytical concept in its originating publication. Its meaning is governed by the definition and boundary stated here and by the cited DOI publication.
Conceptual boundary
It does not necessarily mean that the action is technically unavailable, unlawful or expressly prohibited. It identifies the absence of an adequately articulated governance basis for operational power.
Provenance
Introduced and defined for agentic-AI governance in AAGA-P001. No materially equivalent earlier defined use was identified in the sources searched as of 14 September 2026.
- Classification
- Introduced terminology
- Earliest verified Causal Architectonics use
- AAGA-P001, §§3-4, pp.11,13
- Assessment date
- 14 September 2026
Publication and citation
AAGA-P001 · DOI publication
Delegated Authority Without Accountability: The Governance Discontinuity Created by Agentic AI
Recommended scholarly citation: Bjorn Bjornsvik, “Governance-Undefined,” in Delegated Authority Without Accountability: The Governance Discontinuity Created by Agentic AI, AAGA-P001 v1.0, §§3-4, pp.11,13 (2026), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21786829.
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Revision record
Version 1.0 · 15 September 2026
Initial public concept record. Definition, boundary and provenance approved under CA-TPL-001 Initial Baseline Approval Package v1.0.
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