AI that can do things shouldn't do them silently. Aartiq is an open-source AI browser that plans tasks, explains consequential actions, requests permission, then executes — through a six-layer defense-in-depth security model with 525 automated tests. Every action is gated. Every sensitive command requires your approval. Your files, your device, your data — they stay yours. Plan → Explain → Ask → Execute One student. One question. One centimeter between capability and authority.