S
Situate
Situate the AI work, purpose, people, authority, sources of truth, constraints, assumptions, and unknowns.
Typical contribution to the Map. Scope and purpose statement, named authority, sources of truth, open questions.
Inside Faithful Presence — The Window
Six stages of training for operational readiness.
SHIELD is the operating architecture inside Faithful Presence. It is not a separate application.
The Architecture
Situate, Harden, Identify, Evaluate, Lock, Devote.
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Harden
Harden the data, platform, privacy, access, storage, provider, and security conditions.
Typical contribution to the Map. Data and platform conditions, access and storage boundaries, provider notes.
I
Identify
Identify current and proposed AI uses, data flows, vendors, integrations, owners, and missing evidence.
Typical contribution to the Map. Use inventory, data flows, owners, and a list of missing evidence.
E
Evaluate
Evaluate No AI, Human-Led, AI-Assisted, AI-Accelerated, Automation, and Agent-Eligible for Further Review.
Typical contribution to the Map. Allocation decisions per workflow with the reasoning recorded.
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Lock
Lock decision-making authority, verification, approval, escalation, stoppage, incident, and rollback controls.
Typical contribution to the Map. Human control points, verification criteria, escalation and rollback paths.
D
Devote
Devote the approved design to implementation, capability development, evidence review, sustainability, and renewal.
Typical contribution to the Map. Implementation plan, capability needs, review date, and renewal expectations.
SHIELD builds the AI Contribution Map.
Each stage contributes to the AI Contribution Map, the working Human-AI Work document built progressively inside Faithful Presence. SHIELD does not grant tool permissions, approve data use, accept risk, or certify security or compliance readiness.