2026/08/02 by Juan Li, Wei Cai, Yan Bai
Computer Science · #cs.CR #cs.AI #cs.MA
Accepted at the 2026 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC 2026), Bellevue, WA, USA, October 4-7, 2026. 7 pages, 1 figure, 5 tables. Code: https://github.com/weicaiuw/verigov-ai (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21706699)
arxiv created 2026/08/02 · arxiv updated 2026/08/04
Autonomous AI agents, increasingly empowered by large language models, are becoming important components of human-machine systems for high-stakes decision support in digital twin ecosystems. However, existing multi-agent systems often lack robust verification for identity, capability, and policy compliance, especially in decentralized environments spanning multiple institutions. This paper proposes a neuro-symbolic decentralized governance framework for verifiable agents in collaborative digital twin environments. By representing agents through multi-layer semantic profiles, the framework bridges probabilistic neural reasoning with deterministic institutional governance, thereby supporting trustworthy human-AI collaboration and meaningful human oversight. Capabilities are grounded in formal domain ontologies to enable machine-interpretable, policy-aware, and context-sensitive participation. These credentials, issued by organizational authorities, are validated via blockchain-based smart contracts, ensuring auditable participation without exposing sensitive data. We demonstrate the framework using a decision-support prototype with clinic, digital twin, and wearable provider agents effectively prevents unauthorized interaction and enforces institutional policies with manageable overhead. Our findings suggest that neuro-symbolic decentralized governance provides a scalable and trustworthy pathway for safe human-machine collaboration across institutional boundaries.