Site Map & Concept Map

How the documentation is organized and how concepts relate to each other.

Documentation Structure

flowchart TB
    subgraph Entry["Entry Points"]
        INDEX[Index Page]
        FIVEMIN[5-Minute Intro]
        INTRO[Introduction]
    end

    subgraph Core["Core Understanding"]
        CONCEPTS[Core Concepts]
        GLOSSARY[Glossary]
        FAQ[FAQ & Objections]
        BIBLIO[Bibliography]
    end

    subgraph Principles["Principles"]
        LEASTX[Least X Principles]
        COORD[Coordinator Constraints]
    end

    subgraph Architecture["Architecture"]
        DECOMP[Decomposed Coordination]
        SAFETY[Safety Mechanisms]
        FORECAST[Forecasting Navigation]
    end

    subgraph Examples["Worked Examples"]
        RESEARCH[Research Assistant]
        CODE[Code Deployment]
        HEALTH[Healthcare Bot]
        TRADE[Trading System]
    end

    subgraph TrustCalc["Delegation Risk"]
        TCOV[Overview]
        PROP[Propagation]
        OPT[Optimization]
        DYN[Dynamics]
        ACCT[Accounting]
        PROTO[Protocols]
        IFACE[Interfaces]
        ECON[Economics]
        SCALE[At Scale]
        HUMAN[Human-AI Trust]
    end

    subgraph RiskBudget["Risk Budgeting"]
        RBOV[Overview]
        EULER[Euler Allocation]
        NUCLEAR[Nuclear PRA]
        MECH[Mechanism Design]
        ATTACK[Attack Surface]
        FAIL[Lessons from Failures]
        ASIL[ASIL Decomposition]
        LINEAR[Linear Logic]
        CARBON[Carbon Budgets]
    end

    subgraph Implementation["Implementation"]
        QUICK[Quick Start]
        DECIDE[Decision Guide]
        ROAD[Roadmap]
        EMPIR[Empirical Tests]
        RELATE[Related Approaches]
    end

    subgraph Background["Background Research"]
        BGIDX[Index]
        NUCAERO[Nuclear/Aerospace Deep Dive]
        FINRISK[Financial Risk]
        PROJECTS[Open Problems in Delegation Engineering]
    end

    INDEX --> FIVEMIN
    INDEX --> INTRO
    FIVEMIN --> CONCEPTS
    INTRO --> CONCEPTS
    CONCEPTS --> LEASTX
    CONCEPTS --> GLOSSARY
    CONCEPTS --> FAQ
    FAQ --> RELATE
    LEASTX --> COORD
    LEASTX --> DECOMP
    COORD --> DECOMP
    DECOMP --> SAFETY
    DECOMP --> FORECAST
    DECOMP --> RESEARCH
    DECOMP --> CODE
    SAFETY --> RESEARCH
    SAFETY --> CODE
    TCOV --> PROP
    TCOV --> OPT
    TCOV --> ACCT
    RBOV --> EULER
    RBOV --> NUCLEAR
    RBOV --> MECH
    QUICK --> DECIDE
    QUICK --> RESEARCH
    BGIDX --> NUCAERO
    BGIDX --> FINRISK

Reading Paths by Audience

For New Readers

Start here for foundational understanding:

1. 5-Minute Intro → 2. Core Concepts → 3. Glossary → 4. Least X Principles

For Busy Readers

Just want the essentials?

5-Minute Intro → Quick Start → FAQ

For ML Engineers

Focus on practical implementation:

Quick Start → Decision Guide → Least X Principles →
Research Assistant Example → Code Deployment Example → Safety Mechanisms

For Safety Researchers

Deep dive into the formal framework:

Core Concepts → Delegation Risk Overview → Risk Inheritance →
Trust Optimization → Coordinator Constraints → Empirical Tests

For Organizations

Risk management perspective:

Introduction → Risk Budgeting Overview → Euler Allocation →
Lessons from Failures → Quick Start → Roadmap

For Skeptics

Evidence and comparisons:

Introduction → FAQ → Related Approaches → Lessons from Failures →
Empirical Tests → Nuclear/Aerospace Deep Dive

Concept Dependencies

What you need to understand before each major concept:

Concept	Prerequisites	Recommended First
Delegation Risk (Delegation Risk)	None	Core Concepts
Least X Principles	Delegation Risk basics	Core Concepts
Coordinator Constraints	Least X Principles	Least X Principles
Decomposed Coordination	Least X, Coordinator	Both principle pages
Risk Inheritance	Delegation Risk, basic graph theory	Delegation Risk Overview
Trust Optimization	Inheritance, calculus	Risk Inheritance
Euler Allocation	Basic probability	Risk Budgeting Overview
Fault Trees	Probability, AND/OR logic	Nuclear Safety PRA
Mechanism Design	Game theory basics	Risk Budgeting Overview

Topic Index

By Question

Question	Pages
What is this framework?	Introduction, Core Concepts
How do I apply it?	Quick Start, Decision Guide, Principles to Practice
What are the principles?	Least X Principles, Coordinator Constraints
Show me examples	Research Assistant, Code Deployment, Case Studies (Sydney, Code Review Bot, Near-Miss, Drift)
What’s the math?	Delegation Risk Overview, Risk Propagation, Risk Inheritance, Trust Optimization
How does this relate to X?	Related Approaches, Background Research
What could go wrong?	Anti-patterns, Lessons from Failures
What’s the evidence?	Empirical Tests, Nuclear/Aerospace Deep Dive
What’s the roadmap?	Roadmap, Open Problems in Delegation Engineering

By Keyword

Keyword	Primary Page	Related Pages
Delegation Risk	Delegation Risk Overview	Core Concepts, Trust Accounting
Decomposition	Decomposed Coordination	Core Concepts, Least X Principles
Verification	Safety Mechanisms	Trust Interfaces, Coordinator Constraints
Byzantine	Safety Mechanisms	Decomposed Coordination
Fault Tree	Nuclear Safety PRA	Euler Allocation, Risk Budgeting Overview
Scheming	Coordinator Constraints	Safety Mechanisms, Anti-patterns
Human oversight	Human-AI Trust	Coordinator Constraints, Safety Mechanisms
Budget	Risk Budgeting Overview	Euler Allocation, Trust Accounting

Page Status

Section	Pages	Status
Overview	13	Complete
Principles	2	Complete
Architecture	7	Complete
Delegation Risk	10	Most complete
Risk Budgeting	9	Complete
Implementation	7	Complete
Background Research	6	Complete

Section Details

Getting Started

Page	Focus	Time
Overview	Problem statement	10 min
Five-Minute Intro	Quick overview	5 min
Core Concepts	Visual framework	20 min
FAQ	Common questions	15 min
Glossary	Term definitions	Reference
Reading Order	Path guidance	5 min
Quick Reference	Cheat sheet	Reference
Common Mistakes	Anti-patterns	15 min
For Engineers	Implementation	15 min
Examples Catalog	Example index	Reference

Delegation Risk (Theory)

Page	Focus
Overview	Core formula
Walk-Through	Worked example
Risk Decomposition	Accident vs defection
Risk Propagation	The canonical composition rule
Delegation Accounting	Risk budgets
Exposure Cascade	Chain risk
Runtime Risk Accounting	Preflight, exposure envelope, exposure ledger
Insurer’s Dilemma	Who bears risk

Power Dynamics (Theory)

Page	Focus
Overview	Power formalization
Agent Power Formalization	Definitions
Agency & Power Examples	Worked examples
Strong Tools Hypothesis	High power, low agency

Design Patterns

Category	Examples
Least-X Principles	Privilege, context, autonomy
Structural Patterns	Bulkheads, firewalls
Verification Patterns	Ghost checker, triangulation
Monitoring Patterns	Tripwires, probing
Recovery Patterns	Rollback, degradation
Multi-Agent Patterns	Cross-validation
Tools & Guides	Implementation help
Worked Examples	Concrete applications

Case Studies

Category	Contents
AI Systems	Sydney, Code Review Bot, Anti-patterns
Human Systems	Nuclear, Jury, Organizations
Power Dynamics Cases	Power in practice

Research (selected)

Page	Focus
Risk Measurement & Pricing	Coherent measures, complexity pricing, alignment tax
Risk Inheritance Algorithms	Candidate propagation rules and the canonical choice
Empirical Scheming Reduction	Evidence base and game theory of adversarial trust

Page Counts by Section

Section	Pages	Type
Getting Started	12	Entry
Delegation Risk	6	Theory
Power Dynamics	5	Theory
Entanglements	26	Theory
Design Patterns	28	Application
Case Studies	25	Examples
Research	15	Theory
Experimental	10	Tools
Reference	5	Meta
Total	~132

Quick Links

Start here:

• 5-Minute Introduction
• Getting Started Overview
• Core Concepts
• Quick Start

Reference:

• Glossary
• FAQ & Objections
• Anti-patterns
• Bibliography
• Decision Guide

Deep dives:

• Delegation Risk Overview
• Risk Budgeting Overview
• Safety Mechanisms

Interactive Tools:

• Delegation Risk Calculator
• Risk Inheritance
• Tradeoff Frontier

See Also

• Reading Order — Prerequisites and paths