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The gradual, often invisible transfer of decision authority from human actors to machine systems through accumulated reliance. Authority migration occurs without formal governance decisions—it emerges through efficiency pressures, consistency preferences, and the practical difficulty of overriding embedded systems.
The lending committee still technically approves all loans. But they haven't rejected a model recommendation in two years. Authority has migrated: the committee retains formal authority while the model holds practical authority. No one decided this; it emerged through use.
Section 3.3: The Ungoverned Zone