Systems and methods are disclosed for operating-
system-level deterministic identification and control of
artificial intelligence (AI) execution on a computing device. Operating-
system execution signals generated during application execution are collected and evaluated against a
machine-evaluable AI execution pathway definition comprising trigger event types, a bounded temporal evaluation window, a mandatory
signal set, ordering constraints,
temporal correlation constraints, and exclusion conditions. A binary pathway match outcome is determined based on satisfaction of the execution pathway definition independent of
executable identity, content inspection, or network
traffic analysis. Upon determination of a pathway match, a
machine-enforceable
execution control instruction is generated and applied using a kernel-mediated
execution control interface, including pre-initialization and in-execution gating operations that prevent,
restrict, suspend, sandbox, or otherwise constrain AI-associated execution contexts. The disclosed approach enables selective governance of AI functionality within otherwise permitted applications while preserving non-AI application operation.