Research Methodology

The TDD separates methodology from the About page because it is meant to be substantive and citable. Within the publication structure, incident pages are designed to follow a forensic format built around evidence, timeline, root cause, contributory factors, and source listing rather than loose commentary.

Incidents are specified as evidence-based post-mortems of documented AI failures. The required incident model in the TDD includes incident date, systems involved, domain, severity, corroboration, sources, timeline, root cause, contributory factors, and links to related patterns or essays. That structure is intended to keep case analysis grounded in traceable signals rather than impressionistic summaries.

The broader site also distinguishes between narrative essays, pattern-category essays, observations, books, and artifacts so that each format can present evidence and interpretation in the right form. Patterns are meant to surface measurable recurring failure signatures, while artifacts are intended to package reusable governance tools that link back to the essays that explain them.