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AI-generated illustration: an archived receipt and a separate path for fresh execution.

Build Notes: a replay receipt is not a fresh run

A replay test must identify which results come from history and which operations execute again. Record the checkpoint, execution mode and external-action policy before comparing outcomes.

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    Build Notes: a replay receipt is not a fresh run

    A replay test must identify which results come from history and which operations execute again. Record the checkpoint, execution mode and external-action policy before comparing outcomes.

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    What Auditors Will Ask: show the decision, the rule and the exception

    An AI workflow review needs records connecting the decision to its inputs, governing rules, validation results and exception handling. The packet below is an editorial review aid, not a regulatory compliance certificate.

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    Counterpoint: demand repeatability, then ask the next question

    Repeatability is valuable evidence about system behavior, while correctness needs its own reference and checks. A strong AI assurance case specifies both the reproducible result and the authority against which it is judged.

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AI-generated illustration: an archived receipt and a separate path for fresh execution.

Build Notes: a replay receipt is not a fresh run

Separate recorded results from re-executed work before testing an agent. A small run manifest makes the distinction inspectable.

Source-based editorialReviewed Oct 11, 2026

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