FW-006

Information to Execution

Separates authorized access, observed information, action selection, execution legitimacy, and consequential execution.

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Central question

Why do authorized information and a warranted action not, by themselves, establish legitimate authority to execute?

Why it matters

Autonomous systems can acquire authorized information, carry that context forward, select actions, and create consequential effects. Permission to acquire information does not by itself establish authority for downstream execution.

Key concepts

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Authorized Access

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Observed Information

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Action Selection

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Inherited Constraints

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Execution Legitimacy

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Key takeaway

Permission to know does not, by itself, establish authority to act. A decision to act does not, by itself, establish authority to execute.