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  "canonicalUrl": "https://xn--mwe.com/glossary/high-consequence-automation/",
  "claimStatus": "RESEARCH FINDING",
  "code": "K01-TERM-137",
  "correctionStatus": "CURRENT K05 RELEASE",
  "definition": "Automated control or decision systems whose failure, misuse, or adversarial manipulation can cause severe safety, security, rights, environmental, or strategic harm.",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "name": "High-Consequence Automation",
  "not": "Higher consequence does not justify weaker evidence, opaque authority, unbounded autonomy, or removal of accountability.",
  "plain": "Automation used where mistakes can have catastrophic effects.",
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    "K01-TERM-116",
    "K01-TERM-120",
    "K01-TERM-131",
    "K01-TERM-132",
    "K01-TERM-133",
    "K01-TERM-134",
    "K01-TERM-136"
  ],
  "releaseId": "K12-2026-08-16",
  "researchCutoff": "2026-08-16",
  "slug": "high-consequence-automation",
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "status": "RESEARCH FINDING",
  "topic": "security-resilience",
  "type": "DefinedTerm"
}