The Zemi Method

The Zemi Method is a published, versioned evidentiary methodology governing digital forensic investigation and AI assurance. Its premise is that every claim relevant to a decision, including claims produced by an organization's own systems, is a hypothesis until evidence from an independent source supports it.

The method defines five governing principles, a six-phase investigative lifecycle with a mandatory human adjudication gate, a categorical classification of findings as known, assumed, or undetermined, and a standing defensibility check.

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Zenodo DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21418434

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Watson, K. V. (2026). The Zemi Method: An Evidentiary Methodology for Investigation and Assurance, Version 1.0. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21418434