PUB-12 · Controlled concept
Distributed Causal Enterprise
§7.7 p.70 · 10 September 2026
Definition
An analytical structure describing the possibility that legally significant control and contribution are divided among model providers, fine-tuners, application developers, deployers, infrastructure providers, operators and customers.
This record preserves the term as a defined analytical concept in its originating publication. Its meaning is governed by the definition and boundary stated here and by the cited DOI publication.
Conceptual boundary
Does not create a single artificial defendant, presume collective or joint liability, or replace the applicable cause of action.
Provenance
Introduced and defined in J-01. Enterprise-liability, common-enterprise and distributed-responsibility scholarship are antecedents; no materially equivalent earlier use of the complete expression and definition was identified in the sources searched as of 14 September 2026.
- Classification
- Introduced terminology; original synthesis
- Earliest verified Causal Architectonics use
- J-01, §7.7 p.70
- Assessment date
- 14 September 2026
Publication and citation
J-01 · DOI publication
Artificial Agency Without Personhood
Recommended scholarly citation: Bjorn Bjornsvik, “Distributed Causal Enterprise,” in Artificial Agency Without Personhood, J-01 v1.0, §7.7 p.70 (2026), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22691215.
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Revision record
Version 1.0 · 15 September 2026
Initial public concept record. Definition, boundary and provenance approved under CA-TPL-001 Initial Baseline Approval Package v1.0.
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