Human Judgment System

Preventing Accountability Evaporation in Automated Systems

A protocol framework designed to address the accountability evaporation problem in automated systems. When AI systems make irreversible decisions, HJS introduces a Judgment Layer to provide structural safeguards ensuring genuine human judgment has occurred.

The Problem

Decision-making is being automated, while irreversible consequences are still borne by humans. Modern AI systems excel at computation but lack structural safeguards for verifying whether human judgment actually occurred before irreversible decisions.

The Solution

HJS introduces a new infrastructure layer -- the Judgment Layer -- that operates through four steps:

  1. Identify irreversible decision nodes
  2. Force automation to pause at critical points
  3. Require explicit human responsibility acceptance
  4. Record judgment for verification

Key Concepts

Judgment Layer
An intermediate layer inserted into automated systems, responsible for identifying critical nodes that require human judgment.
Irreversible Decisions
Decisions that cannot be undone once executed, such as data deletion, service termination, or financial transactions.
Responsibility Acceptance
Humans explicitly acknowledge and accept responsibility for a decision, creating a clear chain of accountability.
Judgment Record
A data structure that records the judgment process, including timestamps, decision-makers, and decision content.

Use Cases

  • AI Automated Systems -- ensure human review before AI decisions
  • Medical Diagnosis -- require doctor confirmation before critical diagnoses
  • Financial Trading -- require manual approval before large transactions
  • Legal Decisions -- require judge review before important judgments
  • Autonomous Driving -- require human confirmation before critical operations

What HJS Is

  • An infrastructure layer inserted between application and decision layers
  • A protocol framework with standardized judgment processes and verification
  • A security safeguard ensuring explicit human judgment before irreversible decisions
  • A traceability system that records all judgment processes for audit

What HJS Is Not

  • Not an AI replacement -- does not replace AI decision-making capabilities
  • Not a regulatory tool -- not a tool for regulation or control
  • Not a single implementation -- a protocol that can have multiple implementations

Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/schchit/Human-Judgment-System.git
cd Human-Judgment-System
cd docs