Alignment helps, but it is not enough for execution governance. Even if a model appears aligned, an action can still be premature, unauthorized, irreversible, legally sensitive, institutionally dangerous, or outside the proper responsibility structure.
LERA’s strength is that it does not stop at “the output looks acceptable.” It asks whether the action should proceed toward execution at all. Alignment improves intelligence behavior.
LERA governs whether intelligence may become action.
Alignment improves intelligence; LERA governs the transition from intelligence to action.