Abstract

This disclosure describes conformance credits, called tokens, that make certification of AI systems a continuous record rather than a snapshot. Each token records one verified piece of evidence that a holder conforms to the standard: a test passed, an audit completed, a reset drill performed, a period of governed operation without intervention, a sensor calibration, an adversarial test survived, a custody check completed, or, for people, a qualification earned. Each token names one holder by its lifelong identifier, refers to its evidence by hash, names its issuer and the issuer's accreditation, carries an issue time from a trusted source and an expiry, and is signed. Tokens are never self-issued: they are issued by accredited bodies, or automatically by certified safety mechanisms. In particular, the runtime governor issues operation tokens for stated periods of operation within declared limits without intervention, and the independent reset monitor issues drill tokens when a stop and safe restart are completed within the target time. Tokens are bound to their holder and cannot be transferred, traded, bought or sold. A certification mark is awarded when a holder holds every token its class requires and remains valid only while those tokens are current; when a required token expires without renewal, the mark is suspended automatically after a stated grace period. The holder carries its tokens with its passport; a registry records each token's hash and live status, not its evidence. Adverse events are recorded separately, not as negative tokens, and tokens held by people record only qualifications they choose to hold.

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