Assurance Level
Assurance since 1.0
aow:AssuranceLevelA governance-set level of permitted autonomy, with the human oversight and evidence it requires.
Specifies the permitted autonomy and required human oversight for a piece of work. AOW defines five levels, AL0 to AL4.
Attributes
| Attribute | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
level | integer (0–4) | yes | Position on the AL0 to AL4 scale. |
human_role | text | What people do at this level. | |
agent_role | text | What Agents may do at this level. | |
review_protocol | text | The human oversight this level requires. | |
default_confidence_floor | number (0–1) | Confidence below which an Actor operating at this level must escalate, unless a Policy sets a different threshold. | |
risk_class | string | The class of risk this level is suited to. |
Every entity also has an id and a type, and may carry label, description, and the provenance facet: version, created_at, created_by, revision_of.
Pointed to by
| From | Relationship | Read backward as |
|---|---|---|
| Intent, Task, Skill | requires_assurance | required by |
| Confidence | compared_against | threshold for |
| Guardian | enforces | enforced by |
Notes
Higher levels permit more autonomy and require more evidence before they are granted.
Term reference · JSON Schema · SHACL shape aowsh:AssuranceLevelShape