Pre-Inference Governance for Sovereign AI Systems: Establishing Epistemic Legitimacy in State, Defense, and Democratic Decision-Making
Abstract
This paper introduces Pre-Inference Governance for sovereign AI systems, extending A7SEM and ASiSO to public administration, defense, and democratic governance. It demonstrates how epistemic gating, action-specific authorization, and veto architectures preserve constitutional authority, prevent legitimacy erosion, and enable accountable state-level AI.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
Digitalization
Law
and Regulation
Access Control and Trust
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 15 January 2026
- Language
- ENC