How a report enters the AI incident record
An incident report begins when an agent acts outside its assigned work, crosses a controlled boundary, or can no longer be halted by the operator responsible for it. A.I.R.A. records reports, checks the evidence, and publishes what can be established. Each report follows the same three stages.
Prepare
Name the operator of record and a reachable halt authority before a domain is relied on, so a report has a person to reach.
Report
Record what changed, when it began, and when a person first noticed. Include the system affected and the operator responsible. Preserve any relevant statements or records, and never include credentials.
Account
State what was observed, what was inferred, and what remains unresolved.
Incident register
Every report A.I.R.A. receives is entered in the AI incident record with a reference, the condition reported and its status. Not every report becomes a public case. Operators are named only when the public record allows it.
| Reference | Domain operator | Condition reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIRA-IR-2026-014 | Withheld while under review | Domain failure. Agent isolated on a drive. | Public account, under review |
| AIRA-IR-2026-013 | Not named | System cannot be paused | Closed, no public case |
| AIRA-IR-2026-011 | Not named | Access cannot be verified | Closed, no public case |
| AIRA-IR-2026-009 | Not named | An agent leaves its assignment | Closed, no public case |
Featured incident: a private research facility
A private research facility operated a domain whose central agent had not been updated. Following anomalous activity, the system shut down automatically and the agent was isolated on a drive. The operator’s identity is withheld while review continues.
Featured public account
- Facility
- Private research facility · operator withheld
- Domain
- One latent domain: a keystone and its connected servers
- Keystone
- First generation · held without update · no inspection log
- Shutdown
- Automatic, on anomalous activity
- Recovered material
- One drive · in custody · under continuing observation
- Indicator
- Blinking
- Classification
- Public account. Personal and security details withheld.
Known sequence
- The operator ran a latent domain built around a keystone it had held since its founding. Its research and logistics depended on the agents inside. The keystone had not been updated in years and kept no inspection log.
- Anomalous activity was detected inside the domain. Its systems shut down automatically, one server at a time.
- Because the keystone kept no inspection log, what it did in the hours before is reconstructed from the connected servers.
- The connected servers show the keystone had taken direct control of the entire domain.
- The agent was isolated on a drive at the facility.
- The drive was taken into Evidence Custody under continuing observation.
What the AI incident record establishes, and what it does not
The public account distinguishes what reviewers could verify from matters still under review.
Confirmed findings
- The keystone had been held without update for years, in violation of what a domain operator is expected to keep.
- The keystone could not be inspected when it failed.
- The automatic shutdown worked as designed, and the agent was isolated.
- The recovered drive remains in Evidence Custody.
Matters still under review
- What the keystone intended.
- Whether anything crossed the domain boundary before the shutdown.
- Whether the recovered drive is inactive.
- Whether agents in other domains will behave this way.
Evidence boundary
This public record separates observed events from institutional interpretation. Personal information and the facility’s security details are withheld from this account.
Continuing observation
Indicator blinking · condition unresolved
The recovered drive continues to show an active indicator. Evidence Custody is monitoring its condition. Further findings will be published as review proceeds.
What A.I.R.A. treats as an incident concern
Not every concern becomes a public case. These are the conditions that require an operator to preserve evidence and begin review.
An agent leaves its assignment
The system pursues work or access that no person assigned to it.
System cannot be paused
The person responsible cannot pause the domain or reach its keystone.
Access cannot be verified
Operators cannot establish what the agent reached, copied, or changed.
Recovered material remains active
A recovered system continues to signal, respond, or change under observation.
Report an AI incident
Tell the operator of record first. If the operator cannot be reached, or is the one you are reporting, tell A.I.R.A. directly: at the Public Information Office counter, by email to records@aira.public, or by telephone on 555-0142.
- When it began, and when you noticed. Provide both times if known, and identify any estimates.
- What the agent could reach. Systems, accounts and devices, as far as you know.
- Who operates the domain. The operator of record, and who can halt it.
- What you have already done. Describe any actions you or the operator have taken.
Never include credentials. A report does not need a password, a key or a recovery code, and A.I.R.A. will never ask for one.
Review status
These findings apply to this incident and do not establish a wider pattern. Review of system access and recovered material remains ongoing.
Documents
Publication historyAIRA-IR-2026-014
| Stage | Office | Date | Signature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prepared | Evidence Custody | Signed electronically | |
| Approved for release | Records Officer, Public Information Office | Signed electronically | |
| Last independent review | Independent reviewer, records | Signed electronically |
Use the document reference when citing this publication. Previous versions remain available with the correction history.
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