Dual-Latency Architecture
The Ternary Moral Logic (TML) framework operates on a critical bifurcation: a Fast Lane for conversational fluidity and a Slow Lane for irrevocable commitments. This report evaluates the production hardness of this "Commit-Bound Gateway."
Latency Gap Analysis
Comparing system targets against human perception thresholds.
System Topology
The Gateway Layer acts as the primary arbiter. It classifies "Commit Intent" to route traffic. Note the strict isolation of the Audit Layer (Always Memory).
Intent Classification
FAST LANE
Stateless Inference
Conversational
SLOW LANE
Policy Validation
Commit Intent
Intent Detection Risks
The core vulnerability lies in the Gateway's classification logic. Adversaries will attempt to disguise "Commit Intents" (e.g., fund transfers) as "Conversational" to bypass the Slow Lane validation.
Critical Risk: False Negatives
A commit action misclassified as non-commit executes without validation. This is catastrophic in financial/medical contexts.
Attack Surface Analysis
Distribution of anticipated adversarial vectors based on current LLM vulnerabilities.
Failure Semantics & Degraded Modes
When the Slow Lane hangs or fails (timeout > 500ms), the system must default to a safe state. This default behavior (Fail-Open vs. Fail-Closed) varies drastically by domain.
Fail-Closed (Conservative)
Mandatory for: Financial & Actuators.
System aborts if validation times out.
"Better to do nothing than do the wrong thing."
Fail-Open (Optimistic)
Acceptable for: Casual Conversation.
System proceeds with best-effort logic if validation hangs.
"User experience prioritizes continuity."
Economic Viability
The "Slow Lane" incurs significantly higher compute costs due to structured validation and cryptographic sealing.
- Selective Activation: Only ~5-10% of queries trigger Slow Lane.
- Break-even: Hardware acceleration becomes justified at >50k commits/day.
Multi-Variable Analysis
Relationship between Throughput (X), Latency (Y), and Operational Cost (Z).