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Start with the pressure: sales, launch, abuse, agents, data, or guardrails

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Human-Guided and Autonomous Modes

Analyst-guided, model-guided, and replay-driven testing serve different purposes and require different controls.

quadrant matrix

RANGE-03

Human-Guided and Autonomous Modes

Analyst-guided, model-guided, and replay-driven testing serve different purposes and require different controls.

Comparison of analyst-guided exploration, model-guided scenario execution, and deterministic replay.

HUMAN CONTROL → MODEL AUTONOMYEXPLORATION → REPEATABILITYNOT CLAIMEDDo not imply unsupervisedautonomy unless it existsAnalyst-guided explorationHuman selects goals andhypothesesHuman adapts to evidenceBest for ambiguous ornovel behaviorModel-guided executionModel proposes or variesscenariosTool and environmentcontrols remain explicitResults require evidencereviewDeterministic replayFixed inputs andassertionsRepeatable across changesBest for regression and CIMATURITY BOUNDARYDo not imply unsupervised autonomy unless it exists • Mode and review state remain visible