Public-Trust and Mission Ethics
The final domain. Whether AI-influenced decisions can be explained to the public and contested by a citizen. Public trust is the ultimate constraint on federal AI deployment. A system that cannot answer 'why did the AI say that' to a citizen will be defunded politically faster than it fails technically.
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Each point sits on the EFAIRA 30-point scorecard. Each point has a defined evidence baseline and a color-coded readiness mark on the Encore Readiness Receipt.
Explainability, contestability, and public-trust readiness
Can decisions influenced by the AI be explained to the public in plain language? Can a citizen contest an AI-influenced decision through an established process? Are explainability mechanisms documented, tested, and aligned to applicable AI governance frameworks? This is the point where mission ethics meets operational reality.
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