This level represents a system that has advanced from automation to an early state of autonomy, where inferred decision-making has progressed to the point that it can perform most actions, making the system capable of automatic alignment. Human input is still required, through the definition of Service Level Objectives (SLOs), so we refer to this type of automation as SLO-driven automation.

Some characteristics of this type of automation are:

• System can translate Service Level Objectives into all the underlying patterns required to maintain the prescribed service levels.
• A comprehensive portfolio of analytics detects any behavior that may affect the prescribed service levels.
• Nearly all behaviors can be automatically acted upon to maintain service levels.
• Human intervention is required only in a few instances.

Take away: This level can be summed up by the statement “Our systems are powered by AI/ML”.