IOA Gold Badge

Consensus — Quorum Decision Mode

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Overview

The Gold Badge signifies Collaborative Governance, where decisions are made through multi-LLM quorum voting—the heart of IOA's "Roundtable" model. Here, governance extends beyond simple enforcement: every AI decision is subject to deliberation, consensus, and dissent recording.

Who Uses It

Enterprises and institutions that require model accountability at scale
Regulatory sandboxes testing algorithmic fairness and bias reduction
Auditors and consortiums validating cross-model decisions

What It Provides

Multi-LLM Roundtable

Orchestration with weighted voting and threshold logic

Recorded Outcomes

Quorum outcomes and dissent logs, signed via AuditChain

ConsensusScore Metrics

Embedded metrics in evidence bundles

Human-in-the-Loop

Optional arbitration workflow for edge cases

Assurance Scoring

Transparency + ethics indices integration

Sandbox Priority Access

Entry to IOA Sandbox programs (MAS/FCA)

What It's Not

It is not a marketing claim of fairness or zero bias
It does not imply legal compliance—it documents fairness governance
It cannot operate in private/offline mode; evidence must be shared to ledger

How to Qualify

Multi-Model Orchestration

Operate at least one multi-model orchestration (≥ 3 providers or model variants)

Consensus Decisions

Record minimum of 50 consensus decisions with ≥ 80% quorum success

Continuous Publication

Maintain evidence publication via IOA Vault or Cloud API

Roundtable Audit

Pass IOA Global CI Gate plus Roundtable Audit Check

Meeting these criteria demonstrates structured deliberation among multiple models for traceable consensus.

Value

The Gold Badge communicates that an organization's AI decisions are made through structured deliberation among multiple models, ensuring traceable consensus rather than opaque single-model outputs. This is IOA's hallmark for algorithmic accountability.