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How the AI Output Audit Trail Kit gate works
How the AI Output Audit Trail Kit grades 8 recordkeeping fields across a log of AI-assisted outputs: a structural gate forces UNRECORDED when a high-impact entry has no reviewer — which is how six entries averaging 98% complete still read UNRECORDED because one pricing decision has no reviewer on file.
How the gate works
This tool grades an organization's AI-output record-keeping across 8 fields per logged entry. Each control is marked from your own evidence and weighted into a 0–100 score — and then the score is run past a gate that can only make the verdict worse.
The 8 weighted controls
| Signal | Weight |
|---|---|
| Tool / model recorded | 18 |
| Owner recorded | 18 |
| Date recorded | 14 |
| Purpose recorded | 12 |
| Prompt reference recorded | 12 |
| Output location recorded | 12 |
| Reviewer recorded | 8 |
| Source reference recorded | 6 |
| Total | 100 |
The verdict bands
A missing required field (tool/model, owner, date), or a high-impact entry with no reviewer or source on record, forces UNRECORDED no matter how complete the log reads on average.
In the worked sample it scores 98 out of 100 and still reads UNRECORDED — Six logged AI outputs average 98% field completeness across all 8 fields - practically perfect. But one entry, a high-impact pricing decision, has no reviewer on record. That's structural, not graduated: the gate forces the whole log to UNRECORDED regardless of the 98. The one thing to fix first: Log the missing reviewer on the high-impact entry - the one structural gap forcing UNRECORDED on an otherwise 98%-complete trail..
Common questions
Can something score well on the How the AI Output Audit Trail gate works and still fail?
Yes. The weighted score is run past a worsen-only gate — the Structural completeness — that can only make the verdict worse. In the worked sample it scores 98 out of 100 and still reads UNRECORDED, because six logged AI outputs average 98% field completeness across all 8 fields - practically perfect. But one entry, a high-impact pricing decision, has no reviewer on record. That's structural, not graduated: the gate forces the whole log to UNRECORDED regardless of the 98.
What is a worsen-only gate?
A dispositive rule that can only lower a verdict, never raise it. One fatal flaw overrides an otherwise-good score, because a single disqualifying gap shouldn't hide behind a high average. The tool also names the one thing to fix first — here, "Log the missing reviewer on the high-impact entry - the one structural gap forcing UNRECORDED on an otherwise 98%-complete trail.".
Audits a record's completeness, not the AI output's quality and not people. Not legal advice - confirm your own record-keeping requirements with counsel.
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