Abstract: A system and method for automated data propagation and automated data processing within an integrated circuit includes an intelligence processing integrated circuit comprising at least one intelligence processing pipeline, wherein the at least one intelligence processing pipeline includes: a main data buffer that stores input data; a plurality of distinct intelligence processing tiles, wherein each distinct intelligence processing tile includes a computing circuit and a local data buffer; a token-based governance module, the token-based governance module implementing: a first token-based control data structure; a second token-based control data structure, wherein the first token-based control data structure and the second-token based control data operate in cooperation to control an automated flow of the input data and/or an automated processing of the input data through the at least one intelligence processing pipeline.