SYNCLOGICSL-PTR-001
When is an AI output safe to use?
Permission-to-Rely states what an output is allowed to support now, for whom, for which decision and under what conditions.
AuthorWalter Shepherd
Published26 July 2026
Updated26 July 2026
Version2.1.0
StatusPublic Research and Pilot Release
MethodSL-PTR-001
Failure mode
What this method prevents
A confidence statement is mistaken for authority to act, even though scope, evidence and consequences were never aligned.
Illustrative example
An analysis may support a controlled pilot and expert review while explicitly not supporting organisation-wide deployment.
How it works
A controlled sequence
- Identify the achieved Reliance Class.
- State the permitted purpose and audience.
- State prohibited or unsupported uses.
- List conditions, review and expiry requirements.
- Name remaining uncertainty and weakest link.
- Require authorised human decision where applicable.
Reliance note
The method supports governance; it does not self-authorise a decision.
Application must be proportionate to the task, evidence and consequence level. The output should state what has been registered, what remains uncertain and which authorised human or organisation controls release.