Governance · Concept
Specification Infrastructure Layer for AI Oversight
Diagnosis that AI safety lacks a mature Layer-2 specification discipline connecting legibility, mediation, evaluation, and escalation into composable oversight.
Forecast horizon
Shared policy dialects and audit schemas may become as important as model evals.
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Specification Infrastructure Layer for AI Oversight Specification layer is described as connective tissue required by legibility, mediation, evaluation, and escalation oversight layers.
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Regulating for AI Legitimacy beyond Alignment Both argue alignment/performance alone cannot secure rightful authority; specification and authorization structures are prior.
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AI Evaluability Gap Proposed specification layer is positioned as connective tissue making evaluation, mediation, and escalation composable for oversight.
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EU AI Act timeline Aug 2025
EU AI Act obligations for general-purpose AI models applied from 2 Aug 2025; high-risk obligations under Annex III apply from 2 Aug 2026.
EU AI Act — implementation tracker → First binding treaty May 2026
The Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI — the first legally binding international AI treaty — opened for signature in Sep 2024; the EU ratified it on 15 May 2026.
Council of Europe → UN scientific panel Aug 2025
On 26 Aug 2025 the UN General Assembly created an Independent International Scientific Panel on AI (40 experts) and a Global Dialogue on AI Governance.
United Nations →