AI RISK AND GOVERNANCE: A FIELD PERSPECTIVE Human Agency, Relational Coherence and the Governance of Extended Intelligence

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This paper frames AI governance as a relationship problem as well as a technical problem. Homo extensio describes the possibility of extending human cognitive capability without transferring human responsibility to the system. The framework links emerging AI risks to identifiable points within the Human–AI Pipeline and places conscience load-bearing at the centre of accountability. It also recognises that AI remains materially dependent on energy, water, infrastructure, materials and human labour. The resulting Governance Codex is offered as a living framework rather than a finished law: its purpose is to preserve human agency, meaningful oversight and responsibility as AI systems become increasingly capable and integrated into human systems.