White paper WP-004
Real-Time Zero-Knowledge Governance in the AI Response Pipeline
Proofs at reply time, not in next week's audit export.
At a glance
- Paper
- WP-004
- Topic
- Real-Time Zero-Knowledge Governance in the AI Response Pipeline
- Format
- PDF + web summary
- Signatures
- ML-DSA-65 post-quantum (NIST FIPS 204)
- Sandbox
- Reproducible at affix-io.com/sandbox
- Company
- AffixIO, Wales, UK
Real-Time Zero-Knowledge Governance in the AI Response Pipeline is an AffixIO technical paper. Proofs at reply time, not in next week's audit export.
Batch compliance is too late for live AI. AffixIO runs an multi-stage governance pipeline that finishes a proving backend proof before the user sees the answer. We share latency budgets, failure modes, and when to async the prover.
Summary
Batch compliance is too late for live AI. AffixIO runs an multi-stage governance pipeline that finishes a proving backend proof before the user sees the answer. We share latency budgets, failure modes, and when to async the prover.
Download the full PDF for technical detail, diagrams, and reproduction steps. Public sandbox: affix-io.com/sandbox.
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Frequently asked questions
How long does proof generation take?
Hundreds of milliseconds for AffixIO's governance circuits on current hardware, within typical LLM response budgets.
What happens if proving fails?
The response is withheld and a failure proof is recorded, similar to a policy deny.
Can proving run asynchronously?
Yes for non-interactive workloads; regulated chat interfaces usually require synchronous proofs.