Relationship Mesh
Bridging Global Primes & SMB Execution
A concept for applying IBA’s authorization model to subcontracted AI risk — not a deployed system.
The Accountable Supply Chain
Global Primes are eager to leverage the agility of Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs), but unquantifiable AI risk creates a liability bottleneck. IBA’s architecture could, in principle, address this by binding contractual relationships into deterministic enforcement layers — letting SMBs deploy fast AI models while giving Primes a cryptographic record of what was authorized.
Liability Hardening
By tethering AI agents to a signed Intent-Hash — on the public record via NIST filing, not a certification of compliance — the SMB moves from unverifiable performance claims toward a documented, auditable trail for insurers and Prime stakeholders.
Automated Governance
Primes provide a “Master Intent” (a CAD specification, a production standard, an operational protocol). The SMB’s systems would inherit these bounds as a declared execution boundary, in principle detecting drift before it compounds.
| Item | Status |
|---|---|
| Relationship Binding | Conceptual — not yet implemented or tested |
| Enforcement Latency | Not yet measured for this application |
| Audit Integrity | Would use the same WitnessBound pattern as the core IBA architecture |
This is an application-layer idea built on the IBA core (Patent GB2603013.0, pending), not a separately tested or deployed product. Interested in exploring this further — reach out.