Northbridge Instruments, Inc.
NASDAQ: NBRI · FY26 · Materiality $21.4M
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Human Decisions

Accountability stays with people. Every escalated judgment is recorded with the AI recommendation, the human conclusion, and the reasoning on both sides.

Decisions logged FY26
214
6 shown
AI recommendations upheld
86%
14% modified or overruled
Overruled by humans
9
All reasoning captured
Decisions without record
0
Required before finalisation
Juno · Independent QA Agent

Every significant judgment in the FY26 file has a recorded human approver, timestamp and rationale. One judgment (EX-119 severity) is outstanding and blocks finalisation of the Order to Cash conclusion.

Decision log

IDJudgmentAI recommendationHuman conclusionDecided byWhenReasoning
HD-214Significant deficiency conclusion on ITGC-017Significant deficiencyAgreedDana Whitfield, SOX DirectorSep 12Compensating quarterly review considered; no evidence of misuse.
HD-211Sample size reduction for automated control R2C-021Single-item testAgreedInes Petrova, IT Audit ManagerSep 10ITGCs assessed effective, permitting single-item testing.
HD-208Scope exclusion for Halcyon San JoseExclude in FY26Agreed with conditionLeighton Ko, CAESep 5Excluded for FY26; readiness review added to the FY27 plan.
HD-205Rating of finding F-2068HighModified to High with earlier due dateOmar Haddad, Audit DirectorAug 29Agreed rating; required December interim milestone.
HD-201Closure of finding F-2059Close as remediatedAgreedOmar Haddad, Audit DirectorAug 22Two months of clean retesting evidence.
HD-197Expansion of procedures on vendor master duplicatesNo expansion requiredOverruled — expandDana Whitfield, SOX DirectorAug 18Professional skepticism: 14 potential duplicate pairs warranted follow-up.

AI governance log

GV-120418 min ago
Model reasoning recorded for deficiency memo DE-31
Morgan · Awaiting SOX Director
GV-12012 hrs ago
Sampling deviation requested and logged
Tessa · Approved by Audit Manager (human)
GV-11984 hrs ago
Independent QA opened 4 methodology observations
Juno · Reviewed by CAE
GV-1193Yesterday
Evidence rejected for insufficient audit trail
Rowan · No human action required
GV-11882 days ago
Risk rating recommendation escalated (R-04)
Priya · Pending human approval

Where humans must decide

From the AI authority model

Conclude control ineffective
Always escalated
Deficiency severity classification
SOX Director approves
Issue a finding
Manager plus process owner discussion
Change audit scope
CAE approves scope changes
Approve the annual audit plan
CAE and Audit Committee
Close a finding as remediated
Retest evidence required
Release workpapers to external auditor
Human release control