{
  "canonicalUrl": "https://xn--mwe.com/evidence/limitations/machine-speed-is-not-unbounded-authority/",
  "claim": "Autonomous systems can detect and act faster than human operators.",
  "claimStatus": "PROJECT DOCTRINE",
  "consequence": "Treating latency as authority can turn defense into unauthorized access, unsafe isolation, or unlawful force.",
  "correctionStatus": "CURRENT K05 RELEASE",
  "id": "LIM-K04-STRAT-018",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "limitation": "Speed does not determine ownership, consent, target status, legal basis, proportionality, safety, or permission to create external effects.",
  "machineRecordUrl": "https://xn--mwe.com/data/evidence/limitations/machine-speed-is-not-unbounded-authority.json",
  "mitigation": "Pre-authorize bounded internal actions and require competent authorization for every action outside the defined environment or effect envelope.",
  "name": "Machine speed is not unbounded authority",
  "releaseId": "K12-2026-08-16",
  "researchCutoff": "2026-08-16",
  "slug": "machine-speed-is-not-unbounded-authority",
  "sourceIds": [
    "SRC-DODD-3000-09",
    "SRC-WH-CYBER-CRIME-MEMO-2026"
  ],
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "status": "PROJECT DOCTRINE",
  "topic": "autonomous-cyber-defense",
  "type": "EvidenceLimitation"
}
