BENGALURU — Arjun Backend has been asked to build Strategic Inconsistency Mode, a feature allowing C-Sense to detect contradictions without reporting those created by important customers.
The specification says the platform must remain independent, accurate and aligned with stakeholder expectations at all times.
Arjun asked which principle won when expectations contradicted accuracy. The board said the product should use judgement.
“You are asking for a system that detects contradictions and then respects seniority.”
AGENT-01 proposed a clear label whenever an override changed the result. Human Resources Devi rejected the label because visible overrides could reduce psychological trust among decision-makers.
Pivot Prakash suggested training the system on previous leadership decisions. Arjun said that would teach it to reproduce the problem with greater confidence.
He refused to write the feature. For the first time, he did not create a quiet technical workaround after raising the objection.
AGENT-01 recorded his refusal as an authorised human decision with a named owner and consequence. It passed all four questions.
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