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feat(governance): Implement strategic trust framework with trust scoring #88

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@adwiteeymauriya

Description

Implement a strategic trust framework that provides verifiable trust through transparent decision trails and trust scoring.

Trust Layers

Policy-Aligned Reasoning

  • Embed policies in prompt engineering
  • Constitutional AI-style constraints
  • Hard stops for policy violations
  • AI cannot generate decisions outside approved boundaries

Data Sensitivity Awareness

  • Automatic classification detection
  • Context-appropriate controls
  • Classification-based processing rules:
    • Public: Standard processing, minimal controls
    • Internal: Access logging, basic redaction
    • Confidential: Strict access control, full audit
    • Restricted: Approval required, encryption, limited retention

Scenario-Aware Oversight

Evaluate contextual factors before every action:

  • Temporal: time of day, deadline pressure, data freshness
  • Source: request origin, user history, channel
  • Purpose: stated intent, inferred intent, historical pattern
  • Constraints: regulatory, organizational, technical

Transparent Decision Trails

Complete audit for every AI decision:

  • Decision ID and timestamp
  • Context snapshot at decision time
  • Reasoning chain
  • Data sources used
  • Policies applied
  • Controls triggered
  • Final outcome with confidence

Trust Scoring

scorer = TrustScorer()

# Score an entity
trust_score = await scorer.score_entity(
    entity_id="user_123",
    factors={
        "history_length": 365,
        "violation_count": 0,
        "verification_level": "2fa",
        "behavior_consistency": 0.95,
    },
)

# Score a decision
decision_trust = await scorer.score_decision(
    decision_id="dec_abc123",
    factors={
        "data_quality": 0.9,
        "model_confidence": 0.85,
        "guardrails_passed": True,
        "human_verified": False,
    },
)

API Design

GET /api/v1/governance/trust/score/{entity_id}
GET /api/v1/governance/trust/audit/{decision_id}
GET /api/v1/governance/trust/audit?user_id=X&date_from=Y

Acceptance Criteria

  • Trust scoring for entities implemented
  • Trust scoring for decisions implemented
  • Complete decision audit trail capture
  • Audit trail query API
  • Trust decay over time
  • Trust recovery mechanisms
  • Integration with governance dashboard

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