statements ยท statement-BATCH-2026-003-029

source-BATCH-2026-003-002

Automation should be layered with independent checks, bounded failure domains, progressive rollout, and retained human intervention so a flawed action cannot spread without limit.

Statement context

Statement type
strategic framework
Exact source locator
Chapter 8 > Automate Responsibly; Controlling the Blast Radius
Source date
2020-04-08
Role at source time
Named book author or chapter contributor
Evidence character
Resilience framework and examples
Scope
Automated production systems

Indexed source: Building Secure and Reliable Systems: Best Practices for Designing, Implementing, and Maintaining Systems

Evidence lineage and transparency

Relationship fieldLinked identifiers
topic idstopic-ai-agents, topic-ai-governance, topic-cybersecurity, topic-non-human-identity, topic-enterprise-infrastructure

Machine review: ready for human review. Human review: approved. Workflow: published.

Complete structured record
statement id
statement-BATCH-2026-003-029
source id
source-BATCH-2026-003-002
person id
Unknown
institutional author
Vitaliy Shipitsyn, Mitch Adler, Zoltan Egyed, and Paul Blankinship, with Jesus Climent, Jessie Yang, Douglas Colish, and Christoph Kern
book edition id
book-edition-BATCH-2026-002-007
speaker role at source time
Named book author or chapter contributor
organization at source time
Unknown
statement type
strategic_framework
neutral paraphrase
Automation should be layered with independent checks, bounded failure domains, progressive rollout, and retained human intervention so a flawed action cannot spread without limit.
direct quote
Unknown
direct quote rights note
No direct quotation used; original OEII paraphrase only.
exact locator
Chapter 8 > Automate Responsibly; Controlling the Blast Radius
locator type
chapter_section
source date
2020-04-08
topic ids
topic-ai-agents, topic-ai-governance, topic-cybersecurity, topic-non-human-identity, topic-enterprise-infrastructure
executive role context
CISO, CIO, CTO, CEO, General Counsel, Board Director
industry context
Technology, Financial services, Healthcare, Public sector, Critical infrastructure
geographic context
Primarily United States and global technology operations
evidence character
Resilience framework and examples
factual verification status
Verified against the exact locator in the complete edition
statement scope
Automated production systems
uncertainty
Unknown
extraction method
Manual semantic extraction after complete-edition reading, followed by locator replay and separate review pass
machine extraction confidence
0.94
independent agent review status
See statement-review.csv and double-review-sample.json
publication status
published
workflow status
published
machine review status
ready_for_human_review
human review status
approved
reviewed by
Murray Newlands
reviewed at
2026-08-16T23:17:22Z
Provenance and revision history
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