Authority infrastructure for cognitive execution.
AICE exists to formalize execution authority as infrastructure for autonomous systems. As artificial intelligence systems grow more capable, the central challenge is no longer what systems can reason about, but whether they are structurally authorized to execute.
Artificial intelligence can reason, plan, simulate, optimize, and generate code at increasing scale. Without structural authority boundaries, this capability creates execution risk independent of intent or correctness. The failure mode is not misalignment of cognition, but unrestricted execution.
AICE structurally separates intelligence from execution authority. Cognitive systems may reason freely and propose actions without restriction. Execution occurs only when explicitly authorized by a dedicated authority plane.
AICE does not rely on accountability, oversight, or post-hoc correction to manage autonomous systems. Authority is enforced before execution occurs, preventing unauthorized action rather than reacting to it afterward.
AICE is not an AI model, agent, or application. It is authority infrastructure for cognitive execution, designed to remain effective regardless of intelligence capability, model architecture, or deployment environment.
AICE serves as steward of the bounded autonomy doctrine and its structural invariants. The system is designed to be durable, non-bypassable, and independent of vendor, platform, or intelligence implementation.
AICE's architecture and doctrine are supported by patent-pending filings covering execution authority separation, irreversible execution boundaries, and non-inferable authorization mechanisms.
Autonomous intelligence is incomplete without an explicit execution authority layer. AICE is that layer, deployable across systems, vendors, and clouds.
