February 20, 2026
AI governance needs identity, not just rules
Most governance focuses on behavior through rulebooks. The deeper shift is building accumulated state and history — giving systems something to be, not just rules to follow.
Most governance focuses on behavior through rulebooks. The deeper shift is building accumulated state and history — giving systems something to be, not just rules to follow.
The same memory discipline that works for codebases and organizations leads to a harder question: what should a life preserve?