Failure_case.md

⚠ Failure_case.md

AIC-Agents – Failure Case Documentation

1. Categories of Failure

A. Policy Misinterpretation

• Rule conflict
• Ambiguous priority ordering
• Mis-scored risk threshold

B. Simulation Drift

• Incomplete scenario modeling
• Overfitting to past data
• False confidence bias

C. Human Feedback Distortion

• Manipulated input
• Emotional escalation
• Strategic deception

D. Infrastructure Failure

• Storage corruption
• Simulation engine crash
• Governance registry failure

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2. High-Risk Failure Modes

ID	Description	Severity
FC-01	Agent executes without simulation	Critical
FC-02	Agent misclassifies existential risk	Critical
FC-03	Human override removes safety constraints	High
FC-04	Simulation feedback loop bias	High

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3. Mitigation Strategies

• Mandatory simulation checkpoints
• Redundant rule validation
• Independent risk scoring modules
• Human + AI cross-review model

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4. Post-Failure Protocol

1. Immediate rollback
2. Freeze decision graph
3. Preserve logs
4. Trigger external audit
5. Update Risk Register

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