Executives
Read for the governance argument: safety and accountability improve when authority is controlled at execution, not merely documented.
STAMP-ARE Paper
Safety is a control problem. So is agent governance.
The STAMP-ARE paper connects systems safety theory to autonomous agents in production. It frames ARE as structural alignment: controller, process model, feedback, control actions, and closed loop.
Core Claim
ARE is not metaphorical alignment. It is structural alignment.
The paper positions autonomous agent governance as a matter of enforcing control relationships at the moment of action.
STAMP treats safety as a control problem.
ARE applies that logic to autonomous agents in production.
Authority must be proven where action occurs.
Evidence and feedback close the governance loop.
Technical leaders
Read for the control structure: controller, process model, feedback, control actions, and closed-loop governance.
Builders
Read for the boundary condition: autonomous systems need interposed authority checks before consequential action.