# Human Authorization Gate **Entity class:** Concept **Research spine:** [[research/Chronology of Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software - Research|Chronology of Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software]] ## Definition A human authorization gate is the required decision point at which an accountable person reviews a machine-generated recommendation before consequential action proceeds. ## Chronological Proximity It was explicit in the 2023 AIP defense demonstration, where a commander approved one proposed course of action. ## Relational Proximity It separates [[wiki/Course-of-Action Generation|machine-generated options]] from command authority and turns approval into professional operational discipline rather than an implied property of the model. ## Collection Routes [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]] · [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]] · [[wiki/Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software|Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software]] ## Sources / Provenance - [[research/Chronology of Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software - Research|Chronology of Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software - Research]].