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Decision states & edges

Where and how decisions flip from reversible to permanent.

Where and how decisions flip from reversible to permanent.

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J. Decision states & edges

Where and how decisions flip from reversible to permanent.

Decision Edge

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Where reversible decisions become irreversible.

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Critical Action

Any system action that meaningfully alters a person’s status, access, or trajectory. Critical actions require dignity friction.

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Irreversible Boundary

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A hard threshold the system cannot automatically undo.

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Ethical Interrupts

Automatic system-level halts triggered by anomalies or harm indicators. Ethical interrupts operationalize stopability.

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