OriginID: OOF-OID-GOV-SESCS-RAM-2026-04-09-0001
Category: Governance & Enforcement
Module: Responsibility Assignment Module (RAM)
Type: Accountability & Liability Module

Standard: Self-Evolving Systems Control Standard (SESCS)
Version: 1.0
Status: Canonical Module
Effective Date: 9 April 2026

Authority: OOF™ Origin Open Foundation™
Protection: MIP™ — Methodological Intellectual Property
Canonical Language: English (UCL™)

Compatibility:
SESCS · MCM · MLM · MVM · TSA · MTVF · EVIP · ArtData · AI Governance Systems · ORGS

Canonical Definition System

Responsibility Assignment Module (RAM) defines the mandatory
assignment of responsibility for every system mutation, decision,
and outcome within a self-evolving system.

Base

Without responsibility:

• actions cannot be attributed
• liability cannot be enforced
• systems operate without accountability
• risk becomes unassignable

A system without responsibility is not governable.

Protocol

Every mutation, execution, and decision MUST:

• have an assigned responsible entity
• be traceable to its origin
• be attributable to a decision source

Absence of responsibility results in:
Unassigned Responsibility State (URS)

Scope

RAM applies to:

• AI-generated decisions
• system mutations
• autonomous execution flows
• multi-agent interactions
• hybrid human-AI systems

Methodology

1. identify action or mutation
2. identify origin entity
3. assign responsibility
4. link responsibility to action
5. store responsibility mapping

Responsibility Types

1. Human Responsibility

• operator
• developer
• system owner

2. System Responsibility

• AI agent
• autonomous system

3. Hybrid Responsibility

• human-approved AI action
• shared decision-making

Structural Rule (Critical)

No system action is valid without assigned responsibility.

Attribution Requirement

Each action MUST include:

• responsible entity
• decision origin
• execution context

MIF — Minimal Implementation Framework

Step 1 — Action Identification

Identify system action or mutation.
Minimum:

• action defined

Step 2 — Entity Assignment

Assign responsible entity.

Minimum:

• human / system / hybrid

Step 3 — Mapping

Link entity to action.

Minimum:

• traceable mapping

Step 4 — Storage

Store responsibility record.

Minimum:

• persistent and accessible

MIF+ — Extended Implementation Framework

Includes all MIF requirements plus:

• multi-entity responsibility mapping
• hierarchical responsibility structures
• legal liability integration
• automated responsibility assignment systems
• cross-system responsibility tracking
• integration with MLM logs and TSA states

Decision Logic

Responsibility state is:

ASSIGNED → valid
UNASSIGNED → invalid

Use Case 1 — AI Decision Impact

Scenario
AI system makes a decision affecting users or operations.

Problem

• unclear responsibility
• no accountability

Application
RAM assigns:

• system responsibility
• human oversight where applicable

Result

• accountability established
• decisions traceable
• liability definable

Use Case 2 — System Mutation Failure

Scenario
System mutation causes failure or damage.

Problem

• no clear source of responsibility
• legal ambiguity

Application
RAM ensures:

• mutation origin linked to entity
• responsibility traceable

Result

• clear accountability
• legal clarity
• enforceable responsibility

Compatibility

RAM operates with:

• MCM — defines mutation boundaries
• MLM — provides traceability
• MVM — validates actions
• RIM — enables rollback
• TSA — trust classification
• MTVF — validation logic

Structural Principle

A system without responsibility is a system without control.

Closing Statement

Actions without responsibility create uncontrolled systems.
Uncontrolled systems create systemic risk.

Responsibility Assignment Module (RAM) establishes a
non-negotiable condition:

Every action must have a responsible entity.

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