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Autonomous Administrative Intelligence: Governing AI-Mediated Administration in Decentralized Organizations

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: The increasing deployment of agentic artificial intelligence (AI) systems and decentralized digital infrastructures has challenged traditional assumptions about organizational administration, control, and governance. While AI has advanced task-level optimization and decision support, administrative functions such as coordination, compliance, and accountability remain largely centralized and dependent on humans. This paper introduces Autonomous Administrative Intelligence (AAI), a governance-aware AI capability that enables autonomous agents to execute and adapt administrative decisions within strategically defined constraints and decentralized governance mechanisms. Building on the Strategic Decentralized Resilience–AI (SDRT-AI) framework, the study develops a layered architecture and operational flow integrating agentic decision-making, governance-aware learning, and protocol-based validation. The proposed framework explains how strategic intent, organizational capabilities, and decentralized trust jointly enable scalable administrative autonomy while preserving accountability and control. By reframing administration as an AI-mediated governance process, this paper extends research on agentic AI and contributes to administrative science by providing a conceptual foundation for the design and governance of autonomous administrative systems in decentralized organizations.

Source: Administrative Sciences

DOI: 10.3390/admsci16020095

Author: Aravindh Sekar

Institution: Dakota State University

Language: English

Topic: Artificial Intelligence Applications

Subfield: Artificial Intelligence

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,689