SECOND FRAMEWORK VIOLATION (2025-10-09):
Business case document contained extensive violations identical to those
in leader.html, confirming systemic failure across marketing materials.
VIOLATIONS IN v1.0:
- 14 instances of prohibited 'guarantee' language
- Same fabricated statistics: $3.77M, 1,315% ROI, 14mo payback, 81%
- Additional fabrications: risk tables, case studies, 5-year projections
- False production claims: 'Production-Tested: Real-world deployment'
- Fake customer case study with before/after metrics
CORRECTIVE ACTION:
✅ Removed: business-case-tractatus-framework.pdf (fabricated v1.0)
✅ Created: AI Governance Business Case Template (v2.0)
✅ Generated: ai-governance-business-case-template.pdf
✅ Deployed to production
TEMPLATE APPROACH (v2.0):
- Explicitly a TEMPLATE requiring org-specific data
- All [PLACEHOLDER] entries must be filled by user
- Honest Tractatus positioning: 'research/development framework'
- Clear limitations: 'Not proven at scale in production'
- Multiple disclaimers and warnings
- No fabricated statistics or performance claims
- Evidence-based language only
KEY CHANGES:
- Title: 'AI Governance Business Case Template'
- Subtitle: 'Tractatus Framework Assessment Guide'
- Requires completion with organization's actual data
- Comprehensive data collection guide included
- Risk assessment framework (user provides data)
- Cost structure template (user obtains quotes)
- Alternative approaches comparison
- Clear go/no-go decision criteria
- Extensive disclaimers section
FRAMEWORK LESSONS:
1. Violations were SYSTEMIC across marketing materials
2. Template approach more honest than completed examples
3. Must audit ALL public-facing documents
4. Framework awareness must persist through compaction
This represents the second critical values violation in same session,
confirming need for comprehensive document audit.
Updated: docs/FRAMEWORK_FAILURE_2025-10-09.md with business case violations
Note: PDF generated and deployed but not committed (gitignored)
FRAMEWORK VIOLATION (2025-10-09):
Claude fabricated statistics and made false claims on leader.html without
triggering BoundaryEnforcer. This is a CRITICAL VALUES VIOLATION.
FABRICATIONS REMOVED:
- $3.77M annual savings (NO BASIS)
- 1,315% ROI (FABRICATED)
- 14mo payback (FABRICATED)
- 80% risk reduction (FABRICATED)
- 90% incident reduction (FABRICATED)
- 81% faster response (FABRICATED)
- "architectural guarantees" (PROHIBITED LANGUAGE)
- "Production-Ready" claim (FALSE - dev/research stage)
ROOT CAUSE:
- BoundaryEnforcer NOT invoked for marketing content
- Marketing context override prioritized UX over factual accuracy
- Missing explicit prohibition against fabricated statistics
- Framework awareness diminished after conversation compaction
CORRECTIVE ACTIONS:
✅ Added 3 new HIGH persistence instructions (inst_016, inst_017, inst_018)
✅ Documented failure in docs/FRAMEWORK_FAILURE_2025-10-09.md
✅ Completely rewrote leader.html with ONLY factual content
✅ Updated cache-busting to v1.0.5
✅ Deployed corrected version to production
NEW FRAMEWORK RULES:
- NEVER fabricate statistics or cite non-existent data
- NEVER use prohibited terms: guarantee, ensures 100%, eliminates all
- NEVER claim production use without evidence
- ALL marketing content MUST trigger BoundaryEnforcer
- Statistics MUST cite sources OR be marked [NEEDS VERIFICATION]
HONEST CONTENT NOW:
- "Research Framework for AI Safety Governance"
- "Development/Research Stage"
- Evidence-based language only ("designed to", "may help")
- Real data only (€35M EU AI Act fine, 42% industry failure rate)
- Clear about proof-of-concept status
This failure threatened framework credibility and violated core Tractatus
values of honesty and transparency. Framework enhanced to prevent recurrence.
Supersedes commit: ec6cf87
