---
catalog: "Free Training Catalog"
training_id: "011"
title: "AI Mandates & Boundaries"
subtitle: "Consent continuity for automated systems"
track: "AI & Automation Continuity"
estimated_time: "20–30 minutes"
audience:
  - Executives
  - Product
  - IT / Security
  - Compliance
  - AI teams
learning_outcomes:
  - Define clear mandates for AI systems
  - Prevent silent scope expansion
  - Preserve consent through automation
prerequisites: "Training 001–010 recommended"
level: "Intermediate"
license: "Free / Open Training"
version: "1.0"
last_updated: "2025-12-18"
---

# AI Mandates & Boundaries
## Consent continuity for automated systems

## Core stance
AI systems should never be allowed to answer the question:
> “Since I *can* do this, may I?”

Mandates and boundaries ensure AI only acts within explicitly granted authority.

## What an AI mandate is
An AI mandate is a **plain-language statement** of:
- What the system is allowed to do
- For whom
- Using what inputs
- For what purpose

If this cannot be stated clearly, the AI system is over-scoped.

## What boundaries prevent
Boundaries stop:
- Silent reuse of data
- Expansion into adjacent decisions
- “Temporary” pilots becoming permanent authorities

## The two-sentence rule
Every AI system must have:
1. A **mandate sentence** (what it may do)
2. A **boundary sentence** (what it must not do)

Example:
> This system may summarize customer support tickets for internal quality review.
> It must not generate customer-facing responses or be used for performance evaluation.

## Exercises
- Write mandate + boundary sentences for one AI tool
- Identify one current AI use with no explicit boundary
- Add a revocation or review trigger

## Suggested next step
Publish one AI mandate publicly inside your organization.