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To establish an evidence-traceable method for evaluating whether nominal human reviewers possess genuine practical control over automated decision-making systems.

August 15, 2026Open Access

From Formal Authority to Practical Human Control: A traceable method for reconstructing human control in automated decisions

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To establish an evidence-traceable method for evaluating whether nominal human reviewers possess genuine practical control over automated decision-making systems.
Designed a pre-registered, frozen evaluation protocol defining screening criteria, evidence cutoffs, strata, and missing-data handling across bounded public incident records.
Conducted an open-index literature search yielding 2,431 deduplicated records, identifying bounded source propositions alongside background and quarantined sources.
Applied the reconstruction protocol to three historical case packets (Oko, Patriot ZG710, and Patriot F/A-18C) to evaluate formal authority versus practical control conditions.
A frozen reanalysis revised six Oko pre-action stages from fully supported to partially supported.
The Patriot ZG710 incident demonstrated supported formal authority but unsupported practical conditions for control.
The Patriot F/A-18C incident exhibited supported formal authority alongside unresolved evidence regarding practical control conditions.

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Retrospective case analysis reveals gaps between formal authority and practical human control in automated decisions, highlighting governance risks.

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Mark Julius Banasihan (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a801a2875c2e31742c86ac2 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21926005

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Retrospective case analysis reveals gaps between formal authority and practical human control in automated decisions, highlighting governance risks.

From Formal Authority to Practical Human Control: A traceable method for reconstructing human control in automated decisions

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From Formal Authority to Practical Human Control: A traceable method for reconstructing human control in automated decisions

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