Decision architecture for autonomous systems

A method comprising:

• implementing an autonomous system framework comprising:
• a safety ring configured to interface with safety features of an autonomous system;
• a security ring configured to provide authentication and verification services to transactions passed through the security ring;
• a privacy ring configured to ensure privacy of a user of the autonomous system;
• a trustworthiness ring configured to log and provide transparency of transactions passed through the trustworthiness ring;
• and
• a well-being ring configured to interface with the user and provide feedback and information to the user on a state of the autonomous system,
• wherein each of the safety, security, privacy, trustworthiness, and well-being rings include at least one interface to at least one other of the safety, security, privacy, trustworthiness, and well-being rings.

At least one machine-readable medium including instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:

• implement an autonomous system framework comprising:
• a safety ring configured to interface with safety features of an autonomous system;
• a security ring configured to provide authentication and verification services to transactions passed through the security ring;
• a privacy ring configured to ensure privacy of a user of the autonomous system;
• a trustworthiness ring configured to log and provide transparency of transactions passed through the trustworthiness ring;
• and
• a well-being ring configured to interface with the user and provide feedback and information to the user on a state of the autonomous system,
• wherein each of the safety, security, privacy, trustworthiness, and well-being rings include at least one interface to at least one other of the safety, security, privacy, trustworthiness, and well-being rings.