Pause Protocol: A Behavioral Implementation Layer for Agentic AI Governance
Abstract
Position paper introducing Pause Protocol, a behavioral governance methodology for preserving human agency in AI interaction. In dialogue with Singapore's Model AI Governance Framework for Agentic AI (January 2026). Grounded in Ethics of Example (Iacobacci, 2025).---Origin essay: Part of the Ethics of Example corpus. This is the origin essay of the framework. Canonical reference: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21703769
Fields of Study & Subjects
Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
Digitalization
Law
and Regulation
Innovation
Sustainability
Human-Machine Systems
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 15 February 2026
- Language
- EN