Research papers and formal publications issued within the Responsibility Infrastructure® ecosystem. Research papers are presented separately from numbered standards, governance instruments and Registry publications.
RI-PROTOCOL-CORE-01 defines the parent interoperability protocol under which the supporting standards and conformance publications operate.
Read RI-PROTOCOL-CORE-01 →Standalone research papers examine conceptual, institutional and empirical questions surrounding Responsibility Infrastructure. They are separate from the numbered standards and governance publication system, and their peer-review and validation status is stated explicitly.
A Conceptual and Testable Architecture for Demonstrable Responsibility in AI Systems
Raphael A. La Touche proposes the Operational Responsibility Gap as a bounded, testable problem and examines whether governance controls alone produce a reconstructable, independently assessable responsibility claim for a specific operational event.
Responsibility Infrastructure publications are organised into distinct series. Each series performs a defined constitutional, technical or evidential function within the wider ecosystem.
Foundational Publications
What is Responsibility Infrastructure?
Defines the Responsibility Infrastructure category, its principles, core elements, records and identifying characteristics.
Explanatory Publications
How should Responsibility Infrastructure be understood?
Provides glossaries, frequently asked questions, explanatory articles and supporting reference material.
Technical Specifications
How must Responsibility Infrastructure work?
Specifies the requirements, structures and interoperability rules governing how Responsibility Infrastructure operates.
Conformance, Testing and Declarations
How can an implementation demonstrate a bounded protocol claim?
Defines objective conformance, repeatable tests, worked examples, assurance claims, controlled marks and formal declarations.
Authority and Institutional Integrity
How is authority governed and protected?
Defines authority, independence, constitutional boundaries, procedural integrity and institutional governance.
Standing and Public Proof
How does a responsibility claim gain recognised standing?
Defines how verified claims become recognised, published, maintained and communicated through Registry records and Receipts.
Working Drafts defining when responsibility exists, how its integrity is assessed, and why Responsibility Infrastructure creates constitutional and commercial value.
Notation is defined in RI-NOT-001 — Constitutional Mathematics Notation.
27 Publications
Every publication listed within this Registry is assigned a permanent document identifier and progresses through a defined publication lifecycle. Publication identifiers remain permanent once issued and are never reassigned.
Responsibility Infrastructure publications are published by La Touche Academy Ltd unless the metadata of a particular publication states otherwise. Appearance in this Registry does not, by itself, indicate independent approval, ratification, regulatory recognition or legal authority. Any such status is stated expressly in the relevant publication record.
| Code | Publication | Type | Stage | Version Status | Version | Issued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RI-PROTOCOL-CORE-01 | Responsibility Infrastructure Protocol | Protocol | Draft | Current | 0.1 | 2026-08-03 |
| RI-001 | Definition of the Responsibility Infrastructure Category | Foundational Publication | Published (Current Version) | Current | 1.0 | 2026-03-12 |
| RI-002 | Principles of Provable Responsibility | Foundational Publication | Published (Current Version) | Current | 1.0 | 2026-03-19 |
| RI-003 | Core Elements of Responsibility Infrastructure | Foundational Publication | Published (Current Version) | Current | 1.0 | 2026-04-09 |
| RI-004 | The Responsibility Record Specification | Foundational Publication | Published (Current Version) | Current | 1.0 | 2026-04-23 |
| RI-005 | Characteristics of Responsibility Infrastructure | Foundational Publication | Published (Current Version) | Current | 1.0 | 2026-05-07 |
| RI-GLOSS-01 | Responsibility Infrastructure Glossary | Reference Publication | Published (Current Version) | Current | 1.0 | 2026-05-14 |
| RI-FAQ-01 | Responsibility Infrastructure Frequently Asked Questions | Reference Publication | Published (Current Version) | Current | 1.0 | 2026-05-21 |
| RI-ART-01 | Responsibility Infrastructure vs Accountability Infrastructure | Reference Publication | Published (Current Version) | Current | 1.0 | 2026-05-28 |
| RI-GOV-01 | Responsibility Infrastructure Governance Charter | Governance Instrument | Draft | Current | 1.0 | 2026-06-04 |
| RI-STD-01 | The Responsibility Chain | Standard | Published (Current Version) | Current | 1.0 | 2026-06-06 |
| RI-STD-02 | Responsibility Evidence Requirements | Standard | Published (Current Version) | Current | 1.0 | 2026-06-08 |
| RI-STD-03 | Responsibility Verification Requirements | Standard | Published (Current Version) | Current | 1.0 | 2026-06-10 |
| RI-REG-01 | Responsibility Infrastructure Registry Framework | Registry Framework | Draft | Current | 1.0-Draft | 2026-06-12 |
| RI-007 | Responsibility Existence | Foundational Publication | Draft | Current | 1.0 | 2026 |
| RI-008 | Responsibility Integrity | Foundational Publication | Draft | Current | 1.0 | 2026 |
| RI-009 | Responsibility Infrastructure Value Framework | Foundational Publication | Draft | Current | 1.0 | 2026 |
| RI-NOT-001 | Constitutional Mathematics Notation | Reference Publication | Draft | Current | 1.0 | 2026 |
| RI-CONF-001 | Responsibility Infrastructure Protocol Conformance Requirements | Standard | Draft | Current | 0.1 | 2026 |
| RI-EX-001 | Canonical Responsibility Record Example | Reference Publication | Draft | Current | 0.1 | 2026 |
| RI-TEST-001 | Responsibility Infrastructure Protocol Test Suite | Standard | Draft | Current | 0.1 | 2026 |
| RI-BADGE-001 | Responsibility Infrastructure Protocol Conformance Mark Policy | Governance Instrument | Draft | Current | 0.1 | 2026 |
| RI-LEVEL-001 | Protocol Conformance Assurance Levels | Reference Publication | Draft | Current | 0.1 | 2026 |
| RI-DECL-001 | Declaration of Protocol Conformance | Procedural Instrument | Draft | Current | 0.1 | 2026 |
| RI-006 | Responsibility Infrastructure Maturity Model | Foundational Publication | Proposed | Current | — | Not issued |
| RI-STD-04 | Receipt Format | Standard | Proposed | Current | — | Not issued |
| RI-STD-05 | Operational Semantics | Standard | Proposed | Current | — | Not issued |
Publication development and version status are separate. Superseded and withdrawn records remain preserved, and permanent publication identifiers are never reassigned.
Proposed → Draft → Published (Current Version) → Superseded or Withdrawn