Public AI Fallback Options: Designing Proportionate, Executable Alternatives under AI Conditions

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This pilot design note develops Public AI Fallback Options (PAIFO) as a governance concept for preserving specified, proportionate and executable alternatives as AI becomes embedded in public institutions. PAIFO is a conceptual design proposal, not an empirically validated standard or assurance method. This publication is written in a personal capacity. The content reflects only the insights and views of the author and does not represent the positions of the employer or any other organisations with which the author is affiliated.