Author: Xufen Tu
Affiliation: Independent Interdisciplinary Researcher
Research Domains: Complex Systems · AI Governance · Decision Architecture · Human Judgment
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This repository contains the research paper "Responsibility Drift in AI-Mediated Systems" authored by Xufen Tu (2026).
The study examines how responsibility shifts within AI-mediated decision environments as systems scale and replicate across complex operational contexts. In highly automated systems, responsibility may gradually drift from identifiable human actors toward distributed and opaque system structures.
This research analyzes responsibility drift as a structural phenomenon emerging from automation, high-replication environments, and complex decision architectures. It proposes a conceptual framework for understanding responsibility distribution and maintaining human judgment stability within AI-governed systems.
This work contributes to an ongoing research series exploring structural boundaries of human judgment in complex and AI-mediated systems.
Related research themes include:
- Human Judgment in Complex Systems
- Responsibility Structures in Automated Environments
- AI Governance and Accountability
- Decision Architecture under High Replication
- Structural Stability of Human Oversight
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Responsibility Drift in AI-Mediated Systems.
Complex Systems
AI Governance
Decision Architecture
Human Judgment
Responsibility Structures
Automation Boundaries
Responsibility Drift
Accountability Architecture
High-Replication Systems
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Xufen Tu
Independent Interdisciplinary Researcher
Research focus:
Complex Systems
AI Governance
Decision Architecture
Human Judgment
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