Saturday, October 18, 2025

AI Psychology for AGI: An Observer-Centric Protocol for Meaning, Control, and Agreement

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AI Psychology for AGI: An Observer-Centric Protocol for Meaning, Control, and Agreement

  

1. Introduction: Why “AI Psychology” (Now)

Claim. The instant an AI can write to its own trace and condition on that write, it behaves like an observer in the technical sense: it measures → writes → acts in a closed loop, and tomorrow’s path branches on today’s record. That single capability makes a psychology of AI not a luxury but a necessity. The Observer Loop and its latching property (delta-certainty of what you’ve already written) are formalized in the neurocybernetics kit and come with ready-to-run dashboards for agreement and objectivity.

Minimal, Blogger-ready math (one-liners).

  • Trace update: T_t = T_{t−1} ⊕ e_t. (1.1) Latching (fixedness): 𝔼[e_t ∣ T_t] = e_t and Pr(e_t ∣ T_t) = 1. (1.2) Policy reads the record: u_t = Π(T_t). (1.3) Closed-loop evolution: x_{t+1} = F(x_t, u_t, T_t). (1.4)

  • Observer triplet: 𝒪 := (M, W, Π) — Measure, Write, Act. (1.5)

  • Agreement-before-averaging (CWA certificate): CWA_OK ⇔ [ CSA@3 ≥ 0.67 ] ∧ [ max ε_AB ≤ 0.05 ] ∧ [ p̂ ≥ 0.05 ]. (1.6)
    These are the same primitives used throughout the Observer-Centric Neurocybernetics blueprint (CSA/ε/CWA panels, hash-chained trace), with AB-fixedness providing the rule-of-thumb that commuting checks plus enough redundancy yield order-invariant majorities.

Positioning. This paper is not metaphysics; it is an operational protocol for AI meaning, control, and agreement. “Collapse” is not mysticism here—it is simply conditioning on written events in an append-only ledger. We adopt two working postulates: (i) latching—writes are delta-certain in-frame; (ii) agreement via commutation and redundancy—only when independent checks commute and traces are redundant is it legal to pool. These show up as concrete gates (CSA/ε/CWA), seeds and hashes for reproducibility, and one-command reports.

Example / Analogy — “Thermostat with a notebook.”
Read room → write “heat_on” in the notebook → the controller reads the notebook → tomorrow is warmer. You cannot “unhappen” your own note for the controller’s next step; that is latching. Formally: e_t = “heat_on”; T_t = T_{t−1} ⊕ e_t; u_t = Π(T_t). (1.7) This picture appears verbatim in the neurocybernetics primer as the intuitive anchor for (1.1)–(1.4).

Why this must be a psychology (not just systems engineering).
Once an AI is an observer, three human-facing concerns reappear in machine form: (a) meaning (what counts as the right map between words, tasks, and the world), (b) stability (will loops, contradictions, or premature commitments arise), and (c) objectivity (when may we trust pooled judgments). We follow three “starch” references that make each concern testable:

  1. Meaning and certainty, operationalized.
    Truth is structural correspondence (picture theory as constraint satisfaction), meaning is use (equilibrium policy identifiable by inverse reinforcement), and hinges are hyperpriors that move only when cumulative log-evidence clears a cost to switch. This gives estimators, datasets, and falsifiable predictions for “Is the AGI right, robust, and justified?”

  2. Closed-loop control and stability dials.
    Clinic-readable dials compress guidance, amplification, and damping into a one-line stability discriminant: Δ := g·β − γ. (1.8) Positive Δ warns of loop lock-in; negative Δ predicts settling. In practice we estimate (g, β, γ) from traces (progress, branching, recovery) and use Δ̄ bands as a red/amber/green needle to decide interventions.

  3. Emulsion-Stabilized Inference (ESI) as the engineering glue.
    Keep inference “smooth” by operating inside a phase region governed by tiny starch S (≈1–3% structural tokens), gentle heat schedules T (cool→warm→cool), and a capacity–diversity ratio K; monitor a clump order parameter χ and require CSA/ε/CWA before committing. Smooth ⇔ [ χ ≤ χ* ] ∧ [ CSA@3 ≥ 0.67 ]. (1.9) This stabilizes tool use, long-form reasoning, and multi-critic pipelines.

Takeaway. A trace-reading AI is already an observer. With five lines of Unicode math and three concrete gates, we can measure its meanings, steer its stability, and certify its objectivity. The rest of this paper simply builds the lab protocol that operationalizes (1.1)–(1.9) into dashboards, unit tests, and publish/act rules.

Reader note. All formulas are single-line, MathJax-free, with (n.m) tags; each abstract idea will be paired with a “worked analogy” (e.g., thermostat-with-notebook; traffic-light pooling) when first used, so readers new to these references can follow the engineering without prior exposure.

 

2. Core Premise: Observers with Traces

What we assume, in plain words. An AI becomes an observer the moment it can write events into an append-only trace and then condition future actions on that record. The formal pieces are minimal: a trace and its filtration (the sigma-algebra “generated” by that trace), conditional expectation (so “conditioning on what you wrote” is well-defined), and a small agreement kit (commutation + redundancy) that tells you when group averages are legal. These are the exact objects implemented in the Observer-centric Neurocybernetics stack and summarized in the Freud→Control recast for clinicians.

2.1 Definitions (single-line, Blogger-ready)

Observer triplet and closed loop: ℴ := (M, W, Π); x_{t+1} = F(x_t, Π(T_t), T_t). (2.1)
Trace update (append-only): T_t = T_{t−1} ⊕ e_t, e_t := (τ_t, label_t, meta_t). (2.2)
Filtration generated by the record: 𝔽_t := σ(T_t). (2.3)
Delta-certainty (“latching”): 𝔼[1{e_t=a} ∣ 𝔽_t] = 1{a=e_t} and Pr(e_t ∣ 𝔽_t) = 1. (2.4)
Operational latching (tamper-evident past): h₀ := 0; h_t := H(h_{t−1} ∥ canonical_json(e_t)); VerifyTrace(T)=1 ⇔ recompute(h_T)=stored(h_T). (2.5)

Agreement primitives.
Commutation on item d: A∘B(d) = B∘A(d). (2.6) Order-sensitivity: ε_AB := Pr[A∘B ≠ B∘A]. (2.7) CSA@3 = mean_d[ majority label unchanged by any critic order ]. (2.8) CWA_OK ⇔ [ CSA@3 ≥ 0.67 ] ∧ [ max ε_AB ≤ 0.05 ] ∧ [ p̂ ≥ 0.05 ]. (2.9)
Redundancy (SBS-style objectivity, “at least two receipts per claim”): fragments_per_claim ≥ 2; T_t = T_{t−1} ⊕ e_t^1 ⊕ … ⊕ e_t^K with K ≥ 2. (2.10)

Frame/geometry note. When comparing outcomes across observers or tools, use compatible frames; the Neurocybernetics guide links this operationally to SMFT’s frame-invariance: commuting checks + redundant records → order-insensitive majorities in a common frame. (2.11)

2.2 Why the assumptions matter (what breaks if they fail)

  1. No measurability ⇒ no latching. If an outcome isn’t written into T_t, then it isn’t measurable w.r.t. 𝔽_t, so (2.4) doesn’t hold—your “memory” can be re-imagined away. This is why the stack enforces append-only writes and hash verification (2.5) before any policy reads.

  2. Non-commuting critics ⇒ order illusions. If B reads A’s output (or shares inputs), A∘B ≠ B∘A on some items, ε_AB spikes, and the majority label depends on evaluation order—spurious “agreement.” The unit-test suite requires ε sanity checks and a permutation p̂ before pooling. (Fail ⇒ SRA only.)

  3. No redundancy ⇒ brittle objectivity. With only one receipt per claim, a single labeling error can flip pooled results. Redundancy (K ≥ 2) slashes error by majority-over-fragments and matches the SBS intuition: many independent records make outcomes effectively public.

  4. Frame mismatch (no common geometry) ⇒ apples vs oranges. If two pipelines report in incompatible frames (e.g., different units/normalizations, non-isometric feature maps), you can’t legally pool even when counts look similar. The field playbook ties pooling legality to a CWA certificate in a shared frame (commuting effects; verified hashes).

2.3 Worked example: two labelers—when group averages are legal

Setup. Let O₁ (transcript-only) and O₂ (audio-only) label segments d for “avoidance_high.” Inputs are disjoint; the graders are pure (no mutating the data). We write both labels plus a tiny signal receipt into the trace (K=2).

Commutation & redundancy: A∘B(d) = B∘A(d) for all d and fragments_per_claim ≥ 2. (2.12)
Order-insensitive majority: m(d) = majority{O₁(d), O₂(d), O₃(d)} is unchanged by critic order; CSA@3 ≥ 0.67; max ε_AB ≤ 0.05; permutation p̂ ≥ 0.05. (2.13)
Conclusion: CWA_OK holds; it is legal to average across sessions/cohorts for this label. (2.14)

Counter-case (illegal to average). Now let O₂ peek at O₁’s output (non-pure). Then ε_{12} := Pr[O₁∘O₂ ≠ O₂∘O₁] > 0.05 on a held-out batch; CSA dips under order shuffles; p̂ falls. The CWA lamp turns red and policy enforces “SRA only” (no pooling; report per-case, add redundancy, refactor critics). (2.15)

Intuition hook. Three thermometers that don’t interfere (commute) and two receipts per reading (redundancy) give you a trustworthy room temperature. If one thermometer reads the other (non-commuting), the average can look stable purely by order choice—hence the ε matrix and permutation guard baked into the certificate.

2.4 SBS objectivity, collapse, and frames (one breath)

Redundant, independent records (K ≥ 2) plus commuting observers are the operational mirror of Spectrum Broadcast Structures (SBS): facts become effectively public because many fragments point to the same outcome. In our runtime, that abstract idea reduces to two practical gates: write once, verifiably (2.5), and average only with a green CWA (2.9). Collapse here is just conditioning on the recorded event inside a common frame—no metaphysics, just reproducible bookkeeping and order-insensitive agreement.

What to remember.
Latching = “you can’t unhappen your own write” (2.4–2.5).
Agreement = “commuting critics + redundant receipts + permutation guard” (2.6–2.10).
Legality to average = “CWA_OK is green; otherwise SRA only” (2.9).
These are not slogans—they are the exact checks, hashes, and thresholds shipped in the ObserverOps/Neurocybernetics toolchain you can run today.

Side note for new readers. If “filtration” and “conditional expectation” sound abstract, read them as: “the set of things you’ve written so far” and “what counts as certain given that record.” The Thermostat-with-a-Notebook picture from §1 is the everyday model behind (2.2)–(2.5): you wrote “heat_on,” so tomorrow’s controller must condition on that note—hence latching.

 

3. The “Starch” Triad and How They Glue the Field

What the triad is. Three short papers supply the minimum structure that keeps AI reasoning from “curdling” and makes it scientifically testable:
(1) Freud→Control turns clinic constructs into observer knobs you can measure and tune (Δ, CSA).
(2) Observer-Centric Neurocybernetics gives the operational platform—hash-chained traces, acceptance bands, and a one-command CLI that prints CSA/ε/CWA and Δ.
(3) Wittgenstein, Operationalized supplies semantics & certainty—picture-fit (truth), meaning-as-use (IRL), hinges as hyperpriors with Bayes-factor switching, plus a lab test for private language (non-calibratability).

3.1 Cheat-Sheet (five one-liners)

Observer loop (Measure→Write→Act): ℴ := (M, W, Π); x_{t+1} = F(x_t, Π(T_t), T_t). (3.1)
CSA/ε/CWA (agreement before averaging): CWA_OK ⇔ [ CSA@3 ≥ 0.67 ] ∧ [ max ε_AB ≤ 0.05 ] ∧ [ p̂ ≥ 0.05 ]. (3.2)
Stability dial from Freud→Control: Δ := g·β − γ. (3.3) (g = guidance gain; β = amplification; γ = damping).
Hinge switching (Wittgenstein): Λ_T := Σ_{t=1}^T log BF_t; τ* = inf{ T ≥ 1 : Λ_T > c_switch }. (3.4)
ESI “smoothness” gate: Smooth ⇔ [ χ ≤ χ* ] ∧ [ CSA@3 ≥ 0.67 ]. (3.5)

Analogy flags for readers: “Thermostat with a notebook” for (3.1); “traffic-light pooling” for (3.2); “amp + echo + panels” for g/β/γ in (3.3); “cost of retooling” for hinge switching in (3.4); “Hollandaise sauce” for ESI in (3.5).

3.2 Freud→Control: psychoanalytic constructs as observer knobs

Recast. The paper treats therapy as a closed-loop observer: every intervention is a measurement that writes to an internal trace; future behavior conditions on that write. With just three dials—guidance g, amplification β, damping γ—we summarize stability by a one-line discriminant: Δ := g·β − γ. (3.3) Positive Δ warns of loop lock-in (rumination, repetition); negative Δ predicts settling.

Clinic-ready metrics.
CSA := order-invariant agreement among commuting graders; compute on labeled segments to know when “averaging across cases” is legal. (CSA/ε/CWA definitions are shared with the neurocybernetics stack.)

Operator mapping (practical knobs).

  • Ŝ_tight (tighten search/constraints) → γ↑ (more damping), Δ↓ if overshoot, Δ↑ if it tames β.

  • U_⊥ (orthogonalize context; remove spurious cues) → β↓ (less echo), Δ shifts toward stable.

  • R_θ (rotate framing) → g↑ (clearer guidance), Δ↑ but safe only with γ control.

  • V-redirect (valence/drive redirect) → steers g and β jointly; re-centers attractor.

Worked example cue: “Room echo.” Turn down free association (β↓) and add paced pauses (γ↑); if reframing is too strong (g↑↑) without damping, Δ>0 and the room “rings.”

3.3 Neurocybernetics: the runtime that makes it reproducible

Immutability & latching. Append-only, hash-chained trace makes past writes delta-certain in-frame and auditable.
h₀ := 0; h_t := H(h_{t−1} ∥ canonical_json(e_t)); VerifyTrace(T)=1 iff chain holds. (3.6)

Agreement dashboards & certificate. The stack ships CSA/ε panels and a CWA lamp; pooling is allowed only when (3.2) passes. One-command repro prints a footer with seeds/env, CSA/ε, Δ, ECE, κ/α, Λ_T.

ESI in the loop (smoothness). Keep outputs from curdling using tiny structure S (1–3% scaffold), gentle heat T (cool→warm→cool), capacity/diversity K, and a clump meter χ.
χ := w_H·ΔH↓ + w_L·L_loop + w_C·C_contra; Alarm ⇔ χ ≥ χ*. (3.7)
Budget rule: S := {1% if v≤0.25; 2% if 0.25<v≤0.6; 3% if v>0.6}, v = volatility score. (3.8)

Two-light rule (publish/act gate).
Publish/act ⇔ (CWA_OK) ∧ (χ ≤ χ*). (3.9)

Operational note: If χ rises or ε gets “hot” (>0.05), drop back to cool T and raise starch S one tier, then re-test CSA/ε before committing.

3.4 Wittgenstein, operationalized: truth, use, hinges, and a lab test for “private”

Picture-fit (truth as structural correspondence). A proposition is true iff there exists a structure-preserving map from its syntactic “picture” to a world model; evaluate by CSP/graph homomorphism plus an empirical fit score. (Narrative examples later in §6.)

Meaning = use (equilibrium policy). Interpret meaning as the policy component that maximizes expected utility in a cooperative game; estimate by IRL and check out-of-context robustness. (We will report ΔU and calibration ECE in experiments.)

Hinges as hyperpriors with stopping. Switch hinges only when cumulative log-evidence clears a cost:
Λ_T := Σ_{t=1}^T log BF_t; τ* = inf{ T : Λ_T > c_switch }. (3.4)
Result: small positive drift μ implies long expected τ* ≈ c_switch / μ; strong contrary evidence yields finite τ*. (Stability claims in §9 of the paper.)

Private-language test (calibratability). A referent is “public” only if (i) κ/α ≫ 0, (ii) a single calibration C collapses variance across observers, and (iii) out-of-person generalization is above chance; else it’s non-calibratable and not a public rule. (Reporting standard in §8.7.)

Algorithm Θ (mismatch repair). Treat aspect-switch/therapy “resolution” as multistable inference with an optimizer that detects picture-use mismatch and refactors representations until picture-fit and use converge (details in §10–§11 of Witt-Ops).

Classroom analogy: “Duck–Rabbit.” Picture-fit flips once evidence accumulates past c_switch; Algorithm Θ makes the flip constructive by repairing the internal map, not just toggling a label.

3.5 Why these three glue the field (and keep it scientific)

Procedural checks guarantee objectivity (before we average): compute CSA and ε, then enforce CWA_OK (3.2).
Hinge policy guarantees principled certainty: switch only when Λ_T beats c_switch (3.4).
Control dials guarantee stability you can steer: track Δ := g·β − γ and intervene with Ŝ_tight/U_⊥/R_θ/V-redirect. (3.3)
ESI tie-in keeps everything smooth in practice: run with small S, gentle T, and watch χ; only publish/act if both lights are green (3.9).

Put simply: Wittgenstein tells us what it means to be right; Freud→Control gives the knobs to stay stable; Neurocybernetics makes the whole thing reproducible, auditable, and safe to deploy.

3.6 What readers can run today

  • One-command repro: obs repro --config … --export … → footer shows CSA@3, max ε, p̂, ĝ/β̂/γ̂, Δ̄, κ/α, Λ_T, seeds/env/dataset hashes. (Numbers tied to (3.2)–(3.4).)

  • Paste-in starch grammar (≤120 tokens): [Given] … [Plan] … [Compute] … [Checks] … [Trace] … [Answer] … (meets S-budget rule (3.8)).

  • Two-light publish rule: if (CWA_OK && χ ≤ χ*) commit; else SRA-only, add redundancy, cool T, raise S. (Implements (3.9).)

Reader note (examples ahead). In §6 we’ll walk through picture-fit with a toy “map of rooms” CSP; in §7 we’ll show ESI rescuing a long-form reasoning task from loops; in §10 we’ll demo the private-language audit using out-of-person AUROC and κ/α.

 

4. Semantic Field & Slots: From SMFT to HeTu–LuoShu

Field view (SMFT). We treat meanings as a continuous semantic field punctuated by collapse events when an observer writes to a trace; the write acts as a projection Ô that re-routes future dynamics (observer back-reaction). In SMFT Rev1 this is made operational: projection chapters define Ô, compatibility, and frame maps; later chapters tie collapse cost and Δ5 efficiency to concrete estimators and publishing workflows. In one line: the field flows until an observation projects it to a subspace, and the next step conditions on that write. ψ′ = (Ôψ) / ∥Ôψ∥. (4.1) “Observer-induced back-reaction” is then just F depends on what you projected and wrote. x_{t+1} = F(x_t, Π(T_t), Ô). (4.2)

4.1 Slot interpretation: capacity constraints that are forced

LuoShu = post-collapse slot layout (3×3). Each cell holds a capacity (a “slot count”); the magic-sum 15 along every row/column/diagonal is a conservation law for capacity. Uniqueness (up to symmetries) is classical; in the slot proof it is presented as “the only way to distribute 1…9 with balanced totals,” hence forced under symmetry + conservation. Σ_{j∈row} s_j = 15; Σ_{k=1..9} s_k = 45. (4.3)

HeTu = pre-collapse slot lattice (decagon). The only perfect pairing of {1,…,10} with constant pair-sum is the “sum-to-11” structure; interpret each pair as a phase-opposed capacity axis. Pairing: (1,10),(2,9),(3,8),(4,7),(5,6); s_i + s_{11−i} = 11. (4.4) This is again forced by conservation and closure (55 = 5×11).

Δ5 half-turn & D₁₀ spectral extension. Beyond reflection R(n)=11−n, the half-turn T5(n)=n+5 (mod 10) defines a second, independent symmetry. Two equivalent “physics” justifications make Δ5 inevitable inside the slot formalism:
• Variational minimality for pair energy selects anti-phase: E_pair(a) = Σ|a_n + a_{n+5}|² is minimized only when a_{n+5} = −a_n. (4.5)
• Spectral ground mode on the decagon Laplacian picks the k=5 half-wave: E_lap(a) = Σ|a_{n+1} − a_n|² has a lowest mode satisfying a_{n+5} = −a_n. (4.6)
These results elevate Δ5 from a motif to a first-class principle; the paper further proves Lyapunov stability in weakly dissipative dynamics and shows coarse-graining to a 5-mode backbone.

Why the numbers are “forced.” Across LuoShu and HeTu, numbers are not folklore: they are the unique slot allocations that satisfy symmetry + conservation with minimum dissipation. In short: you can’t change the totals (conservation) and you can’t bias a site without stealing from another (balance)—the “only solutions left standing” are exactly LuoShu(1…9) and HeTu(sum-to-11 with Δ5 opposition).

4.2 Variational bridge: from discrete slots to controlled dynamics

To use slots in engineering, embed them in a dissipative action. A generalized least-action + dissipation principle shows when slot penalties act as structural constraints steering flows toward low-entropy, symmetry-respecting states:
S_eff[q] = ∫ℒ(q,ṁ,t)dt − λ·Γ_slots[q]. (4.7)
Here Γ_slots penalizes violations of magic sums (LuoShu) or pair sums (HeTu); the resulting Euler–Lagrange–Rayleigh equations are well-posed with Lyapunov stability to Γ=0 basins. This provides the formal “why” behind Δ5-style cooling and LuoShu-style post-collapse geometry.

4.3 How we use this in AGI systems (practical scheduling)

Goal: minimize semantic dissipation and leakage in long runs.

(A) Memory/attention slot budgeting (LuoShu). Treat working memory as a 9-slot parking lot with row/column/diagonal totals fixed at 15; enforce balanced layouts so one hot topic can’t starve others. Σ_{j∈row} s_j = 15 across all rows ⇒ no “capacity theft.” (4.8) Implement as a small starch grammar (“Given/Plan/Checks/Trace/Answer”) with per-section token caps that obey row/column budgets.

(B) Phase-opposed routines (HeTu + Δ5). Alternate compute between Δ5 pairs so that what one subroutine emits, its anti-phase partner absorbs, yielding micro-cooling cycles that reduce accumulation and loops. Scheduling rule of thumb: a_{n+5} ← −a_n at checkpoint ticks; if |a_n + a_{n+5}| rises, increase damping or widen separation. (4.9) These cycles are the minimum-dissipation patterns proven by the Δ5 variational/spectral results.

(C) Glue it with the observer runtime. Put slots and Δ5 cycles inside the ObserverOps loop: immutable trace + CWA gate + ESI smoothness, so publish/act only when agreement is legal and χ is cool. That’s the reproducible path from field theory to working agents.

4.4 Example / Analogy — “Memory parking lot”

Think of working memory as a parking lot. LuoShu says each row of spots must sum to 15 cars; you can’t create extra spaces in one row without stealing them from another. HeTu says the lot has paired lanes; Δ5 scheduling keeps traffic from piling up by sending flows down opposed lanes that naturally cancel “stop-and-go” waves (emit/absorb). That’s all “slot conservation + Δ5 opposition” means—balanced capacity with phase-opposed relief lanes—and those numbers are enforced by the math, not decoration.

Where to look next. For projection Ô and back-reaction: SMFT Rev1 Chs. 2 & 10. For Δ5 proofs and D₁₀ spectrum: the Slot Interpretation + Δ5 extension. For the dissipative action and stability guarantees: the HeTu–LuoShu variational bridge and generalized LAP. These are the exact references we rely on to make “field → slots → schedules” both explainable and buildable.

 

 

5) Control & Stability: Δ-style Dials, CWA Certificates, Surplus-Aware Loops

Why this section: an observer that reads→writes→acts must keep its loop stable while deciding when pooling/averaging is legal and when order/phase bias forces per-case (order-aware) handling. We operationalize this with one explainable dial Δ, a CWA “green-light” certificate, and surplus-aware control laws that are valid exactly where generalized least action with dissipation applies.

5.1 The Δ dial (push × echo − buffer)

Stability discriminant (single gauge you can show on a dashboard):

Δ := ĝ · β̂ − γ̂. (5.1)

Guidance slope (policy push): ĝ := cov(r, s) ÷ var(r). Amplification (environmental echo): β̂ := (Σ jumps) ÷ (Σ minutes). Buffer (damping): γ̂ := 1 ÷ τ_recover. (All estimators come with simple CIs.)

Sequential drift & early-warning (CUSUM over Δ):

S_{t+1} := max{ 0, S_t + μ̂_Δ,W − τ }, trigger when S_t ≥ h. (5.2)

Pick τ from a calm baseline; pick h from a permutation null (≈5% false-alarm). This gives a copy-paste change detector that is robust to noise and easy to pre-register.

Interpretation. Δ<0 is “stable,” Δ≈0 is “edge,” Δ>0 is “unstable.” Put traffic-light bands on Δ̄ (an EMA of Δ): green ≤ −0.2, amber in (−0.2, 0.2), red ≥ +0.2.

5.2 The CWA certificate: when pooling/actuation is legal

Pooling/actuation is legal only when the closed loop satisfies a permutation test and two commutation/consistency checks (CSA, ε). The certificate is a one-line guard:

CWA_OK ⇔ [ CSA@3 ≥ 0.67 ] ∧ [ max ε_AB ≤ 0.05 ] ∧ [ p̂ ≥ 0.05 ]. (5.3)

Operationally: publish/act only if CWA_OK is green; otherwise SRA-only (no pooling, order-aware estimators per case). This rule embodies the observer theory’s requirements for latching, commuting effects, and redundant receipts (objectivity).

Dashboard quick-look (five KPIs): CSA@3, ε_AB, ρ (redundancy per claim), Δ̄, and the CWA lamp. These are the computable proxies of the observer guarantees and fit on a single screen for live ops.

5.3 When to average vs. when to fall back (order-aware)

Green light (average/act): If CWA_OK and Δ̄ green/amber, you may pool (average, LQR/PID actuation). Red light (SRA-only): If ε spikes, CSA dips, or p̂ fails, split critics/inputs, add redundancy, or cool the loop; do not pool until the certificate is green again. The playbook codifies this as explicit “SRA_NOW” triggers.

Example (traffic light for pooling). CSA bar high + ε cool + p̂ OK ⇒ average (green). If any gauge goes red, treat cases separately (SRA), refactor critics to commute, and re-arm later (return to green).

5.4 CAFT (CWA+SRA): a discriminant you can test

The CAFT program (CWA + SRA + Additivity) introduces an additive survivorship score A and a governance/openness penalty Γ, then uses a simple discriminant that rises with A and is penalized by Γ:

D := κ · A − Γ. (5.4)

In practice D tracks the same control geometry as Δ—“push × echo − buffer”—but at the dataset/protocol level rather than the segment level; publish only when D>0 and CWA_OK passes. This ties per-case legality (CWA/SRA) to macro-coherence accounting.

5.5 Surplus-Aware Control (SAC): closing the loop safely

SAC reframes control as managing surplus flows through the semantic field: allocate surplus to guidance (ĝ), watch echo (β̂), maintain buffer (γ̂), and throttle actuation by the CWA gate. The Δ dial is the live surrogate for “surplus headroom.” PID and LQR stubs are shippable today, fenced by U_safe (rate limits, bounds, consent).

PID (discrete, CWA-gated):
u_t = sat_U( rate_limit( K_p e_t + K_i z_t + K_d (e_t−e_{t−1}) ÷ Δt ) ), where e_t = Δ* − Δ_t. (5.5)

LQR (local model, CWA-gated):
x_{t+1} ≈ A x_t + B u_t, u_t = −K x_t with K = dlqr(A,B,Q,R). (5.6)

Defaults: start tiny K_p, keep K_i=0 until CSA stabilizes, use large R for invasive actuators, always arm by (5.3).

5.6 Domain of validity (why Δ-style control works—and where it doesn’t)

The Generalized Least Action (GLA) result shows that for local systems with a well-defined dissipation functional Γ[·], dynamics follow from a stationary principle; Δ-style dials and SAC policies live exactly in this regime. Breakdowns occur with strong nonlocality or pathological nonlinearities, where Δ may cease to diagnose stability and pooling may never be legal.

Generalized Euler–Lagrange with dissipation (schematic):
d/dt (∂ℒ/∂ẋ) − ∂ℒ/∂x = δΓ/δx. (5.7)

Interpretation for control: Γ plays the role of buffer/friction; validity of Δ and the CWA gate aligns with the GLA domain (local interactions, tame memory).

5.7 ESI “starch” sidecar: keep the sauce from curdling

To keep multi-tool loops from clumping (loops, contradictions), run the ESI sidecar: tiny starch budget S (1–3% structure), sous-vide passes (cool→warm→cool), and a clump score χ with a two-light rule:

χ := 0.4·ΔH↓ + 0.3·L_loop + 0.3·C_contra; commit iff CWA_OK ∧ χ ≤ 0.6. (5.8)

ESI’s job is to measure before you average: lower χ, raise CSA, then apply (5.3). Think sauce: add a pinch of starch (S), warm slowly (T), don’t overload the pot (K), and only plate when the CWA lamp is green.

Practitioner checklist (paste-ready)

  1. Compute ĝ, β̂, γ̂, Δ̄ and CUSUM S_t; color Δ̄ by bands. (5.1–5.2)

  2. Compute CSA@3, ε_AB, p̂; flip CWA_OK. (5.3)

  3. If CWA_OK=green and Δ̄ green/amber ⇒ pool/act (PID/LQR). Else SRA-only.

  4. Track CAFT’s D := κ·A − Γ for macro-coherence; require D>0 at publish. (5.4)

  5. Run ESI sidecar: keep S∈{1,2,3}%, χ≤0.6; only commit when both CWA and χ are green. (5.8)

What this buys you: a one-dial, one-lamp controller that’s explainable to operators, principled by observer math, stabilized by ESI, and valid on exactly the class of systems the generalized action principle covers.

 

6) Language, Use, and Hinges

Aim. Make three Wittgensteinian cores operational for AGI: picture theory as constraint satisfaction (truth = structural correspondence), meaning = use as equilibrium policy (estimable by IRL), and hinge certainty as hyperpriors with Bayes-factor switching costs. All studies run under the observer runtime with hash-chained traces and a CWA gate for objectivity, optionally stabilized by ESI’s tiny “starch.”

6.1 Picture theory → constraint satisfaction (truth as structural correspondence)

Definition (one line).
Truth(picture p, world model W) ⇔ ∃ structure-preserving map h: p → W. (6.1)

Empirical fit (partial observability).
Fit(p,W;D) := mean_{u∈D} 1{h preserves all named relations on u} ∈ [0,1]. (6.2)

Adequacy threshold (publishable “true enough”).
Adequate ⇔ [ Fit ≥ θ_truth ] ∧ [ CWA_OK ]. (6.3) CWA_OK is the certificate to average: CWA_OK ⇔ [ CSA@3 ≥ 0.67 ] ∧ [ max ε_AB ≤ 0.05 ] ∧ [ p̂ ≥ 0.05 ]. (0-recalled).

Reader hook. Think of p as a little map of rooms and W as a floor-plan database; (6.1) says your map is true iff there exists a homomorphism that lands all rooms/doors into the world model without breaking any door-connectivity constraints.

6.2 Meaning = use → equilibrium policy (estimable via IRL)

Game sketch. Agents play a partially observed cooperative game G; policies π_w are parameterized by reward weights w.

Meaning as use (one line).
Meaning(term t) := the policy component π*_{t} that maximizes expected utility in G. (6.4)

IRL estimator and robustness.
ŵ := argmin_w Loss_IRL(π_w; D_train). (6.5)
Meaning robustness := ΔU := U(π_{ŵ}; D_out-of-context) − U(π_base; D_out-of-context). (6.6)
Policy drift under context shift: Drift := 𝔼_{s∼shift} ∥π_{ŵ}(·∣s) − π_{ŵ}(·∣s′)∥₁. (6.7) (Lower drift, higher ΔU = stronger “meaning-as-use”.)

Reader hook. If a word “means” how we use it in coordination, then its meaning is the part of the policy that does the work; (6.6) checks that work still gets done when contexts change.

6.3 Hinges → hyperpriors with Bayes-factor switching costs

Hinge certainty (stopping rule).
Λ_T := Σ_{t=1..T} log BF_t; τ* := inf{ T ≥ 1 : Λ_T > c_switch }. (6.8)
Expected switch time under drift μ := 𝔼[log BF_t] is 𝔼[τ*] ≈ c_switch ÷ μ (for μ>0). (6.9)

Interpretation: a hinge (e.g., “there is an external world”) is a slow hyperprior; you only flip it when cumulative evidence clears a cost-of-retooling c_switch (time, code, social coordination). This replaces metaphysical talk with an engineering gate.

6.4 Studies E/F/G (ready-to-run templates)

All studies log to an append-only, hash-chained trace and publish/act only if the CWA lamp is green; use ESI’s starch if loops/contradictions rise (χ alarm).

(E) Private language test (calibratability as the null)

Claim (testable). Purely inner referents that never affect public tasks cannot meet cross-observer calibration; they fail to be public meanings.

Metrics (one line each).
κ/α index := between-to-within variance ratio after a single calibration C. (6.10)
Out-of-person generalization: AUROC_oop on held-out users. (6.11)
Calibratable ⇔ [ κ/α ≥ θ_κ ] ∧ [ AUROC_oop ≥ θ_A ] ∧ [ CWA_OK ]. (6.12)

Outcome. If (6.12) fails, report non-calibratable → no pooling; treat as SRA-only construct.

(F) Hinge switching with costs (belief revision under BF)

Design. Feed controlled evidence sequences; estimate Λ_T and τ* by (6.8)–(6.9); vary c_switch to map “cost-of-retooling” curves.

Endpoints. τ*, overshoot risk, and post-switch drift back under contrary evidence (tests stability of the new hinge). Publish only with CWA_OK and χ ≤ χ*.

(G) Aspect seeing & hysteresis (duck–rabbit as multistable inference)

Two-well energy (schematic).
E(a; m, h) := ¼ a⁴ − ½ m a² − h a; aspect a ∈ ℝ with labels sign(a)∈{duck,rabbit}. (6.13)
Hysteresis area H_area := ∮ a dh over one evidence cycle (bigger loop ⇒ stickier aspects). (6.14)

Algorithm Θ (mismatch repair). Detect picture–use mismatch, then refactor representation until (6.1) and (6.4) agree; stop when Λ_T passes c_switch for the repaired mapping. (6.15)

Reader hook. The duck–rabbit flip happens when h crosses a tipping point; hysteresis means you need stronger opposite evidence to flip back—captured by H_area in (6.14).

6.5 Putting it on rails (runtime & safety)

Repro & legality. Each run prints a footer with seeds/env hashes, CSA@3, max ε, p̂, and hinge statistics Λ_T; pooling/actuation occurs only when CWA_OK is green. (Footer fields and pass bands are standardized in the neurocybernetics quickstart.)

Phase safety (ESI). If χ rises or ε gets hot (>0.05), cool T, raise starch S one tier, re-test CSA/ε, then re-evaluate (6.3)/(6.12). Smooth ⇔ [ χ ≤ χ* ] ∧ [ CSA@3 ≥ 0.67 ]. (6.16)

6.6 Worked micro-examples (for readers new to the theory)

Picture-fit. “Room A connects to Room B” → graph homomorphism preserves adjacency; Fit=1 only if the door exists in W. (6.1)–(6.2).
Meaning-as-use. The verb “open” means the policy that increases task utility in a door-game; check ΔU on new buildings (6.6).
Hinge switch. “This building’s map is outdated” flips when Λ_T crosses c_switch; expected time ≈ c_switch/μ (6.9).
Private language. A “purely inner marker” that never moves public performance fails (6.12) → not a public rule; report SRA-only.

Takeaway. With (6.1)–(6.16), truth, meaning, and certainty reduce to measurable gates you can run on today’s agents—guarded by CWA for objectivity and ESI for stability—so “language games” become dashboards and datasets, not metaphors.

 

7) Emulsion-Stabilized Inference (ESI)

Idea in one breath. ESI keeps multi-tool reasoning from “curdling” (loops, contradictions, brittle order effects) by operating inside a phase region jointly governed by heat T (decoding/top-p), tiny starch S (1–3% structural tokens or protocol scaffolds), and load K (capacity ÷ diversity). Smoothness is then measured, not guessed: compute a clump score χ and require cross-observer agreement (CSA) so meanings hold across tools and over time.

7.1 Phase axes and the smoothness gate

Phase axes (one-liners).
T := temperature ⊕ nucleus-mass (top-p); S := % structural scaffold; K := capacity ÷ diversity. (7.1)

Clump order parameter (definition + defaults).
χ := w_H·ΔH↓ + w_L·L_loop + w_C·C_contra, with w_H+w_L+w_C=1; defaults w_H=0.4, w_L=0.3, w_C=0.3. (7.2)
ΔH↓ = entropy drop (outline→draft), L_loop = loop rate (repeats/min), C_contra = contradiction rate vs [Given]/Trace. (7.3)

Smoothness and legality (two-light rule).
Smooth ⇔ [ χ ≤ χ* ] ∧ [ CSA@3 ≥ 0.67 ]; Publish/Act ⇔ Smooth ∧ CWA_OK. (7.4)
CWA_OK ⇔ [ CSA@3 ≥ 0.67 ] ∧ [ max ε_AB ≤ 0.05 ] ∧ [ p̂ ≥ 0.05 ]. (7.5)

Alarm & action.
Alarm ⇔ χ ≥ χ* (default χ* = 0.6) → cool T, raise S one tier, re-run CSA/ε before committing. (7.6)

7.2 “Starch” budgets and sous-vide scheduling

Budget rule (tiny structure that prevents curdling).
S := {1% if v≤0.25; 2% if 0.25<v≤0.6; 3% if v>0.6}, where v is a task-volatility score. (7.7)

Scaffold grammar (≤120 tokens, addressable slots).
[Given] • [Plan] • [Compute] • [Checks] • [Trace] • [Answer]. (7.8)

Sous-vide passes (gentle heat across time).
T_pass := { T₁=cool (temp 0.3–0.5 / top-p 0.8–0.9), T₂=warm (0.6–0.8 / 0.9–0.98), T₃=cool (0.2–0.4 / 0.7–0.9) }. (7.9)
Operational rule: if χ↑ or ε>0.05 → drop to T₁ and raise S tier; re-test CSA/ε. (7.10)

Why starch works (plain free-energy sketch).
Small S raises early conditional entropy (prevents premature collapse) yet keeps macro-shape addressable, reducing loop attractors: χ↓, CSA↑. (7.11)

7.3 Implementation notes (what to actually build)

Redundancy planning (receipts per claim).
ρ := fragments_per_claim ≥ 2 (text + tool/snapshot) in a hash-chained trace; VerifyTrace=1 appears in your footer. (7.12)

Critic commutation drills (order sanity).
ε_AB := Pr[A∘B ≠ B∘A]; run permutations to estimate p̂; only pool when (7.5) passes. (7.13)

Acceptance metrics feed back to the budget.
Controller law:
if χ̄≥χ* or max ε>0.05 → S := next tier; T := T₁; add redundancy ρ+1; else continue T₂→T₃ and commit if CWA_OK. (7.14)

One-command repro (what shows up).
Footer prints env_hash, seeds, CSA@3, max ε, p̂, plus χ and pass/fail lamps—so other labs can rerun and land on the same numbers. (7.15)

7.4 How ESI plugs into CSA/CWA (the verification link)

ESI equates smoothness with cross-observer agreement: tiny S makes critics approximately commute, sous-vide passes suppress fragile order effects, and χ warns you to cool/structure before you even reach the CWA gate. Keep CWA as the legal switch for pooling/actuation; treat χ as the phase safety meter. (Recall 7.4–7.5.)

7.5 Analogy — Hollandaise sauce

Heat the yolks too fast (high T) or skip a pinch of starch (too small S), and the emulsion breaks: you see separate pools (loops/contradictions). Whisk steadily (passes T₁→T₂→T₃), add just enough starch (S=1–3%), and the sauce holds—that’s χ low and CSA high. The kitchen rule is the lab rule: cool if it starts to split, add a bit more stabilizer, and only plate when it holds together.

Takeaway. ESI is a thin, copy-paste control layer: define χ (7.2–7.3), set a tiny S budget (7.7–7.8), run sous-vide passes (7.9–7.10), and enforce the two-light gate (7.4–7.6). It turns “keep the reasoning coherent” into numbers with thresholds—and it slots directly into the observer runtime (trace hashes, CSA/ε/CWA, reproducible footers) you already use.

 

8) The ObserverOps Runtime: What to Build First

Minimal stack (one screen, buildable today). An Ô-first scheduler, a tick engine τ, an immutable trace T (hash-chained), a CWA gate for pooling legality, a tiny slot allocator, and belt KPIs for program-level closure—wrapped in a small SDK and a repro CLI with unit tests + acceptance bands. This is the exact reference shape described in ObserverOps + Neurocybernetics; below are the single-line definitions and paste-ready checks.

8.1 Core components (single-line, Blogger-ready)

Ô-first scheduling (projection chooses instrument/policy): Ô: X → features; scheduler picks instrument i*=argmaxᵢ score(Ôᵢ, domain). (8.1)
Tick engine (commit cadence): τ = 0,1,2,…; every write/decision occurs at τ_k; policy reads only committed T_{τ_k}. (8.2)
Trace update (append-only): T_t = T_{t−1} ⊕ e_t. (8.3) Hash-chain: h₀ := 0; h_t := H(h_{t−1} ∥ canonical_json(e_t)). (8.4) VerifyTrace(T)=1 ⇔ recompute(h_T)=stored(h_T). (8.5)
Pooling legality (certificate): CWA_OK ⇔ [ CSA@3 ≥ 0.67 ] ∧ [ max ε_AB ≤ 0.05 ] ∧ [ p̂ ≥ 0.05 ]. (8.6)
Stability dial (dashboard): Δ_t := ĝ_t·β̂_t − γ̂_t; Δ̄ := EMA_W(Δ_t). (8.7) “Green band” default: Δ̄ ≤ −0.2. (8.7a)
Belt closure (program KPI): Gap ≈ Flux + α·Twist + Residual; keep Residual within bands per belt. (8.8)
Slot allocator (capacity law): slots_mem + slots_attn + slots_tools = S_total with per-plane caps; eviction is explicit and logged. (8.9)

Mental model. Data Plane (writes & CWA), Control Plane (Ô, τ, slots), Audit Plane (ledger, cert logs, exports). These three planes and the figures with CSA/ε/CWA + ledger are the standard cockpit.

8.2 SDK / APIs (drop-in)

Event schema (concept). e_t = (τ, channel, ℓ_t, meta, prev_hash, hash). (8.10)
Append (idempotent). Append(T, e) → h_new; if event_id exists with same hash → no-op. (8.11)
Query. Query(T; t0,t1, labels, rater) → stream{e}. (8.12)
Certify (export gate). Certify(range) → { VerifyTrace, R_day[], R_dataset, CWA_OK }. (8.13)

Minimal JSON example (with hash fields and rater): see Neurocybernetics §1.4 cut-sheet; it is exactly the schema above and powers latching/verification in practice.

8.3 Unit tests & acceptance bands (must pass)

Unit tests (five you ship).
(1) Idempotent append → re-append same event ⇒ h_T unchanged. (8.14)
(2) Hash integrity → recompute chain equals stored (VerifyTrace=1). (8.15)
(3) CSA invariance → shuffling grader order leaves CSA@3 stable. (8.16)
(4) ε sanity → synthetic non-commuting critics yield ε>0; commuting ≈0. (8.17)
(5) Seed reality → same s⃗, same Δ̄ within tolerance. (8.18)

Acceptance bands (“pass” looks like).
CSA@3 ≥ 0.67; max ε_AB ≤ 0.05; p̂ ≥ 0.05; Δ̄ ≤ −0.2; VerifyTrace=1; footer prints env_hash, seeds, dataset_root_hash. (8.19)

One-command repro.
obs repro --config /configs/paper.yaml --export /dashboards/report.pdf → computes CSA/ε/CWA, Δ, BF, κ/α, and emits a report with footer hashes/seeds. (8.20)

8.4 CWA gate & Δ-dials (wiring that matters)

CLI quartet (paste-ready):
obs csa … → CSA@3; obs epsilon … → ε matrix; obs cwa … → p̂; obs delta … → ĝ, β̂, γ̂, Δ̄, CUSUM S_t. (8.21)
Green-light rule (auto): CWA_OK ⇔ thresholds in (8.6); otherwise SRA-only (no pooling). (8.22)

Why these are the guards: append-only + hashes give latching; commuting + redundancy + permutation give objectivity; the Δ dial compresses push/echo/buffer into a single, explainable gauge.

8.5 “Paste-in” alert rules (operational SOP)

Traffic-light pooling.
if (CSA@3 ≥ 0.67 ∧ max ε ≤ 0.05 ∧ p̂ ≥ 0.05) ⇒ pool/act; else SRA-only, add redundancy, refactor critics to commute. (8.23)

Quarantine a noisy critic.
if ε_{i*·} > 0.05 on held-out ⇒ quarantine critic i*, rerun CSA/ε; only reinstate if ε cools. (8.24)

Cool guidance on CSA dip (Δ control).
if CSA dips or Δ̄ → amber/red ⇒ lower ĝ or β̂ and raise γ̂ (paced pauses, stricter units); re-compute Δ̄. Δ := ĝ·β̂ − γ̂. (8.25)

ESI safety nudge (optional but handy).
if χ̄ ≥ 0.6 or max ε > 0.05 ⇒ set T:=cool pass, raise starch S one tier, recompute CSA/ε before commit. (8.26)

8.6 Slots & belts (small but important)

Slots (don’t overbook).
Maintain explicit caps per plane: slots_mem, slots_attn, slots_tools; enforce conservation and log evictions at τ_k; this prevents hidden contention and keeps CWA reproducible under load. (8.27)

Belts (program-level closure).
Report Five-Line KPIs with Residual; enforce “Gap≈Flux+α·Twist+Residual” bands and export belt status in the footer—same place as hashes and CWA. (8.28)

8.7 Footer & exports (auditable by default)

Footer fields (always on).
env_hash, seeds s⃗, dataset_root_hash, CSA@3, max ε, p̂, ĝ, β̂, γ̂, Δ̄, κ/α, Λ_T, energy budget. (8.29)

Merkle roll-ups (daily→dataset).
R_day := MerkleRoot({h_t}); R_dataset := MerkleRoot({R_day}); include both in report and export bundle. (8.30)

Why this specific minimal set?

Because each piece corresponds to a theorem or an operational invariant already formalized: latching via hash-chained writes and conditioning; agreement via commuting critics + redundancy (CWA); stability via a one-dial Δ; governance via belts and reproducible exports. Build these first and you can ship agents/pipelines that are testable, auditable, and safe to average.

 

9) Human vs. AGI Psychology: Complementary Methods

Thesis. Human clinics and AGI labs can run one Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)—same invariants, different sensors. Humans bring rich signals (EEG, fMRI, behavior, therapist notes) and strict ethics; AGI brings total observability (every token/tool call) and precise control (temperature, scaffolds, seeds). The bridge is the observer triple with latching traces and agreement gates.

9.1 Same invariants, different instruments

Latching (delta-certainty). Once written, a record is “fixed” for the next step.

T_t = T_{t−1} ⊕ e_t; 𝔽_t := σ(T_t); Pr(e_t ∣ 𝔽_t) = 1. (9.1)

Agreement-before-averaging (CWA). Only pool when independent critics commute and redundancy is sufficient:

CWA_OK ⇔ [ CSA@3 ≥ 0.67 ] ∧ [ max ε_AB ≤ 0.05 ] ∧ [ p̂ ≥ 0.05 ]. (9.2)

Stability (Δ dial). Push × echo − buffer:

Δ := ĝ·β̂ − γ̂; Green if Δ̄ ≤ −0.2 (EMA). (9.3)

Human lab measures e_t with stamped session notes, synchronized sensors (EEG, GSR), and IRB consent; AGI lab logs every token/tool-call and seed in a hash-chained ledger. Both enforce (9.2) before publishing pooled claims.

9.2 Human side: therapy-room observer mapping

Observer mapping. Treat the therapy dyad as ℴ=(M,W,Π): Measure (intake + sensors), Write (session note to ledger), Act (intervention plan that reads the note). Latching and objectivity come from tamper-evident notes, commuting graders (blinded coders), and redundancy (transcript + physiological fragment).

Governance spine.

  • Hash-chained consent & notes (append-only; redact by link, never rewrite).

  • CWA gate for pooled outcomes; otherwise SRA-only (report per-case, no averaging).

  • Δ dashboard to avoid runaway loops (rumination/amplification).

Clinic KPIs.
CSA@3 (coder agreement), ε_AB (order sensitivity), Δ̄ (loop risk), χ (clumpiness of narratives), Λ_T (hinge evidence for formulation change). (9.4)

9.3 AGI side: programmatic instrumentation (E = G + M + D)

Industrial stack. Decompose capability into General skeletons (G), Morphology maps (M), and small Domain residuals (D); instrument the loop with ĝ, β̂, γ̂ and enforce CWA. This yields a reproducible “observer psyche” with knobs you can actually turn (temperature, scaffolds, tool policies).

AB-farms & challenge tracks.

  • Agreement-Benchmark farms: curated task farms with commuting critics and snapshot corpora; you must pass (9.2) to claim pooled gains.

  • Challenge tracks: stress framings, context shifts, and hinge flips; report ΔU (meaning-as-use), Δ̄, χ, and Λ_T with footer hashes.

Program KPIs.
Footer prints env_hash, seeds, dataset_root_hash, CSA@3, max ε, p̂, ĝ, β̂, γ̂, Δ̄, κ/α, Λ_T. (9.5)

9.4 Bridge: one SOP, two labs (sensor & control crosswalk)

Cross-walk (essentials).

  • Trace & consent → Human: signed hash of session note + sensor index; AGI: hash of every event (prompt/tool/retrieval).

  • Critics → Human: blinded coders + physiological checks; AGI: rule-engine, second model, retrieval verifier.

  • Redundancy → Human: transcript + heart-rate fragment; AGI: text + tool snapshot.

  • Controls → Human: pacing, reframe, exposure schedule; AGI: Ŝ_tight (search), U_⊥ (context), R_θ (framing), V-redirect (valence).

  • Legality to average → both use (9.2) CWA_OK.

Unifying math (one-liners).
Observer loop: x_{t+1} = F(x_t, Π(T_t), T_t). (9.6)
Hinge switching: Λ_T = Σ log BF_t; τ* = inf{T : Λ_T > c_switch}. (9.7)
Meaning-as-use (lift): ΔU := U(π_{ŵ}; D_out) − U(π_base; D_out). (9.8)

9.5 Example: “Two labs, one SOP”

Human clinic. After Session-3, coder-pair and a physiological check commute; CSA@3=0.71, max ε=0.03, p̂=0.22 ⇒ CWA_OK. Δ̄=−0.28 (green). Team publishes a pooled improvement with consent hash in the footer. (9.9)

AGI lab. Same week, the agent’s runs show CSA@3=0.75, ε=0.02, p̂=0.19; Δ̄=−0.24. Footer includes env_hash + dataset_root_hash; hinge Λ_T didn’t cross c_switch, so no schema migration. Result is pooled and shipped to the AB-farm leaderboard. (9.10)

If either lab dips. Suppose ε spikes to 0.08. SOP says: quarantine the noisy critic; drop to a cool pass; raise starch S one tier; add one redundant fragment; re-test CWA; act only when green. (Traffic-light pooling.) (9.11)

9.6 Why complementarity matters

Humans supply grounded phenomenology and rich multi-modal signals but lack repeatable micro-control; AGI supplies repeatable perturbations and complete telemetry but needs principled semantics and governance. The Wittgenstein pack supplies truth/use/hinges; Freud→Control supplies stable control dials; Neurocybernetics supplies the reproducible plumbing. Together they form a single science that can be taught, audited, and deployed.

Analogy (remember). Two labs, one SOP: the human lab’s EEG & notes line up with the AGI lab’s logs & KPIs; both certify with CWA, stabilize with ESI, and steer with Δ—so “psychology” becomes numbers with thresholds, not vibes.

 

10) Starter Experiments & Dashboards

Goal. Ship a one-screen dashboard and three study batteries (hinges, aspect-seeing, mismatch repair) that any lab can run and reproduce. Everything sits on a hash-chained trace, a CWA gate (agreement-before-averaging), and a Δ dial for loop stability—plus an optional ESI χ meter for phase smoothness.

10.1 CSA/ε/CWA/Δ dashboard (single-screen spec)

Panels & equations (paste-ready).

  • Cross-observer agreement: CSA@3 = mean_d[ majority label unchanged by any critic order ]. (10.1)

  • Order sensitivity: ε_AB := Pr[A∘B ≠ B∘A] on held-out permutations. (10.2)

  • CWA certificate (pooling legality): CWA_OK ⇔ [ CSA@3 ≥ 0.67 ] ∧ [ max ε_AB ≤ 0.05 ] ∧ [ p̂ ≥ 0.05 ]. (10.3)

  • Stability dial: Δ := ĝ·β̂ − γ̂; Δ̄ := EMA_W(Δ). (10.4) Estimators: ĝ := cov(r,s) ÷ var(r); β̂ := (Σ jumps) ÷ (Σ minutes); γ̂ := 1 ÷ τ_recover. (10.5)

  • (Optional) ESI clump score: χ := 0.4·ΔH↓ + 0.3·L_loop + 0.3·C_contra; Alarm ⇔ χ ≥ 0.6. (10.6)

Default “green bands.” CSA≥0.67, max ε≤0.05, p̂≥0.05, Δ̄≤−0.2, χ<0.6. (10.7)

Why these exact dials. They are the operational proxies for the observer guarantees (latching, commuting critics, redundancy) and have a copy-paste quickstart (CLI + thresholds) in the Neurocybernetics pack.

10.2 Hash-chained trace & footer (tamper-evident by default)

Immutability chain: h₀ := 0; h_t := H(h_{t−1} ∥ canonical_json(e_t)); VerifyTrace(T)=1 ⇔ recompute(h_T)=stored(h_T). (10.8)
Merkle roll-ups: R_day := MerkleRoot({h_t}); R_dataset := MerkleRoot({R_day}). (10.9)

Footer fields (auto-emitted on export). env_hash, seeds, dataset_root_hash, CSA@3, max ε, p̂, ĝ, β̂, γ̂, Δ̄, ECE, κ/α, Λ_T. (10.10)

10.3 Repro sanity tests (must pass before you publish)

  1. Idempotent append: re-append same event ⇒ h_T unchanged. (10.11)

  2. Hash integrity: VerifyTrace(T)=1. (10.12)

  3. CSA invariance: shuffling critic order leaves CSA@3 stable. (10.13)

  4. ε sanity: synthetic non-commuting critics produce ε>0; commuting ≈0. (10.14)

  5. Seed reality: rerun Δ with same s⃗ ⇒ identical Δ̄ (within tol). (10.15)

One-command repro (quickstart).
obs repro --config /configs/paper.yaml --export /dashboards/report.pdf. (10.16)
Runs CSA/ε/CWA, Δ, calibration, BF, and prints footer hashes/seeds.

10.4 Study batteries (lifted from Witt-Ops; AGI-ready)

All batteries log to the trace, gate results with CWA_OK, and (optionally) stabilize with ESI if χ alarms.

(A) Hinge switching with costs (belief revision under BF)

Design. Feed controlled evidence streams for a candidate hinge H; compute cumulative log-Bayes factors and the switch time τ*.
Cumulative evidence: Λ_T := Σ_{t=1..T} log BF_t. (10.17)
Switch rule: τ* := inf{ T ≥ 1 : Λ_T > c_switch }. (10.18)
Expected time: 𝔼[τ*] ≈ c_switch ÷ μ, with μ := 𝔼[log BF_t] > 0. (10.19)
Endpoints. τ*, overshoot, post-switch drift; publish only if CWA_OK (10.3).

Tip. Vary c_switch to trace “cost-of-retooling” curves; report seeds and Λ_T in the footer.

(B) Aspect seeing & hysteresis (bistable duck–rabbit)

Model. Two-well energy with control h; label by sign(a).
E(a; m,h) := ¼ a⁴ − ½ m a² − h a; Hysteresis area: H_area := ∮ a dh. (10.20)
Protocol. Sweep h up/down; measure flip points and H_area; verify order insensitivity with CWA; treat failure as SRA-only.

Analogy. You need stronger opposite evidence to flip back; H_area quantifies the “stickiness.”

(C) Mismatch repair (Algorithm Θ)

Aim. Detect picture–use mismatch and refactor until truth and use agree.
Picture adequacy: Truth(p,W) ⇔ ∃ homomorphism h: p→W. (10.21)
Meaning-as-use (IRL): ŵ := argmin_w Loss_IRL(π_w; D_train). (10.22)
Repair stop: stop when Fit(p,W) ≥ θ_truth and ΔU_out ≥ 0 and Λ_T > c_switch for the repaired mapping. (10.23)

Outcome. Report pre/post Fit, ΔU, Λ_T; pool only with CWA_OK in green.

10.5 Publish recipe (hard guardrails)

Publish = VerifyTrace=1 ∧ CWA_OK ∧ footer hashes present. (10.24)
VerifyTrace=1 via (10.8); CWA_OK via (10.3); footer per (10.10).

SRA-only fallback. If CWA fails (low CSA, hot ε, small p̂), do not average; report per-run with Δ, χ, Λ_T, and add redundancy/commutation fixes before retry.

10.6 Example SOP (paste-in)

  1. Run obs csa / obs epsilon / obs cwa / obs delta; check lamp. (10.25)

  2. If green, execute one battery [(A) or (B) or (C)]; log events; recompute CWA. (10.26)

  3. If χ ≥ 0.6 or ε > 0.05, cool T, raise starch S by one tier, add a redundant fragment; re-test. (10.27)

  4. Publish only if (10.24) holds; else SRA-only + remediation notes. (10.28)

Why this works (not vibes). The dashboard and batteries are exact lifts from the ObserverOps/Neurocybernetics runtime and the Wittgenstein operationalization: hash-chains make writes latch, CSA/ε/CWA certify objectivity, Δ warns of loops, χ keeps phase smooth, and hinge/IRL/CSP convert language to measurable tasks. One command reproduces the figures and emits hashes so any lab can land on the same numbers.

 

 

11) Governance & Ethics

Thesis. Good governance is not an add-on—it falls straight out of the observer math. Latching (append-only, verifiable writes) and agreement (commuting critics + redundancy) dictate the rights & ops you must enforce: never rewrite, redact by default, publish/act only when CWA is green, and export tamper-evident bundles.

11.1 Rights & ops (one-liners you can paste)

Redaction by default (de-ID).
redacted_text := Redact(text; rules R, token set Σ). (11.1)
Salted tokenization (no plaintext IDs): map[token] := H_salt(identifier). (11.2)
Retention windows: TTL_A≤6 mo, TTL_B≤24 mo, TTL_C≤36 mo, TTL_D≥36 mo. (11.3)

Consent & cognitive liberty.
consent(u,scope) ∈ {none, minimal, metrics_only, full_sharing}. (11.4)
Off-switch: if consent < metrics_only ⇒ stop metrics & exports. (11.5)

Append-only (never rewrite).
T_t = T_{t−1} ⊕ e_t. (11.6) Hash-chain: h₀ := 0; h_t := H(h_{t−1} ∥ canonical_json(e_t)). (11.7)
VerifyTrace(T)=1 ⇔ recompute(h_T)=stored(h_T). (11.8)
Corrections append; do not overwrite: add event correction_of := e_id. (11.9)

Export & access rights.
Provide per-case report + raw de-ID JSONL within 30 days; corrections append-only; erase = de-tokenize map removal + confirmation hash pair. (11.10)

Intuition: Lab EHR meets Git. Every entry is a commit; Merkle roots are your release tags; “history rewrite” is forbidden by design.

11.2 Policy gates (when you’re “objective enough to average”)

CWA certificate (legality to pool/actuate).
CWA_OK ⇔ [ CSA@3 ≥ 0.67 ] ∧ [ max ε_AB ≤ 0.05 ] ∧ [ p̂ ≥ 0.05 ]. (11.11)
UI lock: DoNotAverage = 1{¬CWA_OK}. (11.12)

Publish guard.
PublishOK ⇔ [ CWA_OK ] ∧ [ VerifyTrace(T)=1 ] ∧ [ consent ≥ metrics_only ]. (11.13)
Sharing guardrail: add k-anonymity k≥5 and no Class-A fields. (11.14)

Acceptance bands (default “pass”).
CSA≥0.67, max ε≤0.05, p̂≥0.05, Δ̄≤−0.2, VerifyTrace=1. (11.15)

11.3 Drift & fairness monitors (keep pooled results honest)

Distribution drift (daily): D_t := PSI(P_t, P_ref) (or KL). (11.16)
Fairness parity on agreement: gap_CSA := max_group(CSA) − min_group(CSA); flag if gap_CSA > 0.15. (11.17)
Incident clock: T_detect≤24 h; T_contain≤48 h; T_notify(S1)≤72 h. (11.18)

11.4 RBAC & audit (who may do what, and how it’s logged)

Allow(u,a,r) = 1 iff [ role(u) ∈ policy[a,r] ∧ consent(r) ≥ level(a) ]. (11.19)
Audit log chain: ℓ₀ := 0; ℓ_t := H(ℓ_{t−1} ∥ canonical_json(log_t)). (11.20)
De-redaction gate: Clinician/Auditor only; every de-redaction emits an audited entry. (11.21)

11.5 AGI-specific safety dials: slots & belts

Slot budgets (don’t overbook cognition).
slots_mem + slots_attn + slots_tools = S_total; evictions explicit & logged. (11.22)
HeTu–LuoShu slots are capacity constraints: row/column 15-sum and pair-sum-to-11 act like conservation laws—you cannot “mint” capacity without stealing it elsewhere. (11.23)

Program Belts (PBHL) for governance.
Residual R(t) := | Gap − (Flux + α·Twist) |; keep R within bands; breach ⇒ freeze/escallate per ladder. (11.24)
Five-Line KPI: Gap/Flux/Twist/Coherence/Residual + quarterly export packet. (11.25)

Analogy: Two dials. Slots cap how many “threads” your mind may run; Belts keep the whole program’s plan↔do loop closed (Residual in band).

11.6 Exports & repro (make audits trivial)

Merkle roll-ups for audit: R_day := MerkleRoot({h_t}); R_dataset := MerkleRoot({R_day}). (11.26)
Footer fields (always): env_hash, seeds, dataset_root_hash, CSA@3, max ε, p̂, ĝ, β̂, γ̂, Δ̄, κ/α, Λ_T. (11.27)
One-command bundle: obs repro … → hashes + certificate + report. (11.28)

11.7 Why these rules are mathematically tied to the theory

  • Latching ⇒ append-only. Once written, an event is delta-certain in the agent’s filtration; the hash-chain makes this operational. (11.6–11.8).

  • Agreement ⇒ CWA gates. Commuting critics + redundancy yield order-invariant majorities; the CWA certificate is the computable switch for “objective enough to average.” (11.11–11.12).

  • Safety ⇒ belts & slots. PBHL residual bands close the plan↔do loop; slot conservation prevents hidden overload—both reduce governance to numbers with thresholds. (11.22–11.25).

11.8 Paste-in SOP (governance)

  1. Before any pooling: compute CSA/ε/p̂; if ¬CWA_OK ⇒ “SRA-only,” add redundancy, refactor critics to commute. (11.29)

  2. Always export with hashes: VerifyTrace=1 and footer fields present; store R_day and R_dataset. (11.30)

  3. Privacy defaults: redaction on; salted token maps in ops-vault; de-redaction logged. (11.31)

  4. Drift/fairness: alert on D_t≥δ or gap_CSA>0.15; pause pooling until green. (11.32)

  5. Belts & slots: enforce slot caps; keep PBHL Residual in band; escalate on breach. (11.33)

Bottom line. If you hash-chain every write, redact by default, and only average with a green CWA, you’ve already implemented the essential ethics of an observer-centric AI lab. Everything else—drift monitors, belts, slot caps—is just tightening the same two bolts.

 

12) Limitations, Open Problems, Roadmap

Scope. This program turns “AI psychology” into operational gates and dials, but it is not magic. Here are the brittle edges, the math we still owe, and a staged path to deployment—with the same reproducibility spine (hash-chained trace, CSA/ε/CWA, Δ, χ) used throughout.

12.1 Limits (what fails first, and how you’ll know)

L1. Weak redundancy (too few receipts).
Symptom: pooled results swing on single fragments; CSA@3 drifts; permutation power p̂ falls.
Guardrail: Require ≥2 receipts/claim in an append-only trace; export Merkle roll-ups; fail closed when receipts < 2. ρ := fragments_per_claim ≥ 2. (12.1) VerifyTrace(T)=1 ⇔ recompute(h_T)=stored(h_T). (12.2) Operational source: ObserverOps/Neurocybernetics ledger + export footer.

L2. Non-commuting critics (order illusions).
Symptom: order-sensitive disagreements; ε_AB spikes > 0.05.
Guardrail: CWA certificate; if hot ε or low CSA, switch to SRA-only (per-case).
CWA_OK ⇔ [ CSA@3 ≥ 0.67 ] ∧ [ max ε_AB ≤ 0.05 ] ∧ [ p̂ ≥ 0.05 ]. (12.3) Operational source: definitions, thresholds, and CLI in the repro pack.

L3. Frame mis-maps (apples vs oranges).
Symptom: high CSA within pipelines, but pooled cross-pipeline stats degrade; “agreement” evaporates after unit/normalization changes.
Guardrail: enforce shared frames before pooling; when uncertain, treat as SRA-only and log a “FrameMapNeeded” correction event (append-only). Source: frame/compatibility notes and “don’t average across frames” rule.

L4. Δ misdiagnosis (outside GLA domain).
Symptom: Δ̄ suggests “green,” yet the loop oscillates under long-memory/nonlocal couplings.
Guardrail: apply Δ only where Generalized Least Action with dissipation holds (local interactions, tame memory). Generalized Euler–Lagrange with dissipation: d/dt(∂ℒ/∂ẋ) − ∂ℒ/∂x = δΓ/δx. (12.4) Outside this domain, add model-based controllers or slow down actuation.

L5. Phase fragility (curdling under load).
Symptom: loops/contradictions after tool bursts or hot decoding.
Guardrail: ESI sidecar (tiny starch S, sous-vide heat T, clump score χ). Smooth ⇔ [ χ ≤ χ* ] ∧ [ CSA@3 ≥ 0.67 ]. (12.5) If χ ≥ χ*, cool T, raise S tier, add redundancy, re-test CSA/ε.

What to watch on the dashboard.
Fail-first gauges: CSA@3, ε_AB, p̂, ρ, Δ̄, χ. (12.6) (All emitted in the one-command footer with seeds/env/dataset hashes.)

12.2 Open problems (math we still owe)

O1. Higher-order slot systems.
We have LuoShu (3×3) conservation and HeTu pair-sum + Δ5 half-turn on D₁₀; we need a full theory for multi-plane slot couplings and coarse-grained spectra (beyond Δ5) under dissipation. Current results: T5(n)=n+5 (mod 10) and uniqueness of pair-sum 11; extend to multi-Δ cycles and stability under heterogeneous loads. T5: n ↦ n+5 (mod 10). (12.7) Source: Slot Interpretation + Δ5 spectral extension.

O2. Dynamic frames (observer-dependent geometry).
We operationalize frame matching, but need online frame adaptation with proofs of pooling legality during transitions (e.g., when tools re-normalize on the fly). Source: observer/trace — frame invariance pointers.

O3. Info-geometry of Θ-spaces (mismatch repair).
Witt-Ops gives Algorithm Θ for repairing picture↔use mismatches; we owe geodesic structure, curvature, and rate bounds for convergence and hysteresis area under refactors. (Θ-space) convergence rate vs. evidence drift μ. (12.8) Source: Wittgenstein operationalization (hinges, aspect-seeing, mismatch repair).

O4. Δ and CAFT unification.
Link segment-level Δ := g·β − γ to program-level D := κ·A − Γ (macro coherence) with finite-sample guarantees; derive conditions where D>0 ⇒ safe pooling under CWA. Δ := g·β − γ. (12.9) D := κ·A − Γ. (12.10) Source: Freud→Control Δ; CAFT macro additivity.

O5. Tight error bars for IRL-meaning and picture-fit.
We have estimators and thresholds; missing: non-asymptotic confidence for ΔU (out-of-context utility lift) and CSP adequacy under partial observability. Source: Witt-Ops estimators (truth as CSP, meaning as policy w/ IRL).

12.3 Roadmap (staged deploy, with pass/fail bands)

Stage I — Runtime (weeks 0–2).
Ship the ObserverOps minimal stack: hash-chained trace, CSA/ε/CWA, Δ dial, one-command repro with footer hashes. Pass = CSA≥0.67, max ε≤0.05, p̂≥0.05, Δ̄≤−0.2, VerifyTrace=1. (12.11) Sources: Quickstart + acceptance bands.

Stage II — ESI sidecar (weeks 2–4).
Add χ, starch S (1–3%), and sous-vide T. Control rule: if χ̄≥χ* or ε hot ⇒ cool T, raise S tier, add redundancy, re-test CSA/ε. (12.12) Smooth ⇔ [ χ ≤ 0.6 ] ∧ [ CSA@3 ≥ 0.67 ]. Sources: ESI definitions and controller.

Stage III — Belts & slots (weeks 4–6).
Adopt Program Belts (PBHL) for plan↔do closure and slot budgets for memory/attention/tools; keep Residual in band and log evictions explicitly. (12.13) Sources: governance belts; slot conservation (LuoShu/HeTu).

Stage IV — Evaluation farms (ongoing).
Stand up AB-farms and challenge tracks; standardize the footer (env_hash, seeds, dataset_root_hash, CSA/ε/CWA, ĝ/β̂/γ̂, Δ̄, κ/α, Λ_T). (12.14) Pool only with CWA green; else SRA-only with remediation notes. Sources: repro footer & governance spine.

Stage V — Capability accounting (quarterly).
Instrument E = G + M + D to track guidance/amplification/damping by component; tie Δ improvements to surplus-aware control (SAC) targets; report CAFT’s D at publish time. E = G + M + D (program view). (12.15) Δ := g·β − γ (loop view). (12.9) Sources: E=G+M+D; SAC; CAFT.

12.4 One-page “go/no-go” (paste-ready)

Publish = VerifyTrace=1 ∧ CWA_OK ∧ (Δ̄≤−0.2) ∧ (χ≤0.6 when used). (12.16)
Fallback = SRA-only; add receipts; refactor to commute; cool T; raise S; re-test. (12.17)
Always export footer hashes (env_hash, seeds, dataset_root_hash) and the KPI quintet {CSA, ε, p̂, Δ̄, χ}. (12.18) Everything above is already specified in the ObserverOps/Neurocybernetics quickstart and ESI notes.

Bottom line. The weak points are known (redundancy, commutation, frames, GLA domain, phase control), the math gaps are concrete (higher-order slots, dynamic frames, Θ-geometry, Δ↔CAFT), and the deployment path is small-to-big: runtime → ESI → belts → farms → capability accounting. Each stage is guarded by the same two bolts—latching and agreement—implemented as hashes and the CWA lamp.

 

 

Appendix A — Minimal Math & Notation (Blogger-ready)

Style note. Single-line Unicode equations with (A.n) tags; no MathJax required. Symbols match the main text and the ObserverOps/Witt-Ops packs. Formal anchors to the operator-algebraic observer model, CP instruments, conditional expectation (“latching”), and frame maps are noted inline.

A.1 Core objects

Observer triplet and trace.
ℴ := (M, W, Π). (A.1) T_t = T_{t−1} ⊕ e_t, e_t := (τ, channel, label, meta). (A.2)

Filtration generated by the trace (observer’s “known past”).
𝔉_t := σ(T_t), 𝔉_0 ⊂ 𝔉_1 ⊂ ··· ⊂ 𝔉_t. (A.3)

Policy reads the record.
u_t = Π(T_t, y_t, c_t), x_{t+1} = F(x_t, u_t, T_t) + η_t. (A.4)

A.2 Observer algebras (operator-algebraic view)

World and memory algebras; joint observer algebra.
𝔄_W ⊂ 𝔅(ℋ_W), 𝔄_M ⊂ 𝔅(ℋ_M), 𝔄 := 𝔄_W ⊗ 𝔄_M. (A.5)

Observer filtration as an increasing tower of von Neumann subalgebras.
ℱ_0 ⊂ ℱ_1 ⊂ ··· ⊂ ℱ_t, ℱ_t := vN(e_1,…,e_t). (A.6)

State/evolution act via normal CP maps on 𝔄.
Φ_t : 𝔄 → 𝔄 is normal CP; dynamics are compositions of such maps. (A.7)

A.3 CP instruments (adaptive measurements)

Instrument with outcomes φ ∈ Φ.
𝓘_φ : 𝔄 → 𝔄 CP, Σ_{φ∈Φ} 𝓘_φ is unital; outcome label ℓ_t ∈ Φ is written to T_t. (A.8)

Adaptive policy as measurable selection from the past.
θ_t = Θ(ℱ_{t−1}), then apply 𝓘_{φ;θ_t}. (A.9)

Collapse-as-conditioning (operational).
x_{t+1} = F_{∣ℓ_t}(x_t, u_t, ξ_t) with branch chosen by ℓ_t. (A.10)

A.4 Conditional expectation & latching

Conditional expectation onto the observer’s past.
𝔈_t : 𝔄 → ℱ_t is the (normal) conditional expectation. (A.11)

Latching (delta-certainty of own writes).
For any past event e ∈ ℱ_t: 𝔈_t(e) = e and Pr(e ∣ ℱ_t) = 1. (A.12)
Equivalently in trace form: E[1{e_t=a} ∣ T_t] = 1{a=e_t}. (A.13)

A.5 Commutation, redundancy, and AB-agreement

Checks commute on item d iff order doesn’t matter.
A∘B(d) = B∘A(d). (A.14) Order sensitivity: ε_AB := Pr[A∘B ≠ B∘A]. (A.15)

Cross-system agreement (3 critics, order-invariant majority).
CSA@3 := (1/N)·Σ_j 1{majority label unchanged under all 3! orders}. (A.16)

CWA certificate (pooling legality).
CWA_OK ⇔ [CSA@3 ≥ 0.67] ∧ [max ε_AB ≤ 0.05] ∧ [p̂ ≥ 0.05]. (A.17)

Redundancy (SBS-style receipts).
ρ := fragments_per_claim ≥ 2 (e.g., text + tool/sensor). (A.18)

A.6 Frames, projections, and frame maps

Projection operator (highlight/measurement).
y_t = Ô[x_t], with Ô a compatible projection/selector. (A.19)

Frame map between modalities/spaces.
f : X_A → X_B, alignment error E_align := ∥f̂(X_A) − X_B∥_F ÷ ∥X_B∥_F. (A.20)

Compatibility & agreement (SMFT view).
Pool only within compatible frames; use Chapter “Compatibility, Frame Maps, and Agreement” for algorithms and tests. (A.21)

A.7 Quick glossary (symbols you’ll see)

  • 𝔄_W, 𝔄_M, 𝔄 — world/memory/joint algebras. (A.5)

  • ℱ_t, 𝔈_t — filtration and conditional expectation. (A.6–A.13)

  • 𝓘_φ — CP instrument (adaptive via θ_t). (A.8–A.9)

  • Ô, f — projection and frame map; E_align for mismatch. (A.19–A.20)

  • CSA, ε, CWA, ρ — agreement metrics and the certificate to average. (A.16–A.18)

Pointer for readers. The operator-algebraic formalization (ℱ_t towers, CP instruments, conditional expectation) is detailed in Self-Referential Observers in Quantum Dynamics; Ô, frame maps, and compatibility live in SMFT Rev1 (Chs. 2–4); operational dashboards and thresholds (CSA/ε/CWA, alignment tests) are in the Neurocybernetics/ObserverOps packs.

 

Appendix B — Repro Playbooks (CLI • Acceptance Bands • Unit Tests)

What this gives you. A paste-and-run CLI quartet, hard acceptance bands, and a small unit-test harness so any lab can recompute your CSA/ε/CWA/Δ numbers, verify your hash-chained trace, and land on the same figures from the same seeds/env. The commands and thresholds mirror the Observer-Centric Neurocybernetics quickstart + ObserverOps blueprint; χ/ESI hooks are optional but recommended.

B.1 CLI (four commands you actually run)

(A) CSA — cross-system agreement.
obs csa --graders /trace/graders_O*.jsonl --out /dashboards/csa.json (B.1)
Returns CSA@3 with a short EMA; target ≥ 0.67.

(B) ε — order-sensitivity matrix.
obs epsilon --graders … --heldout /data/heldout.jsonl --out /dashboards/eps.json (B.2)
Check max ε_AB ≤ 0.05; refactor critics (purity, disjoint inputs) if hot.

(C) CWA — permutation gate (order + phase).
obs cwa --scores /data/session_scores.json --B 1000 --out /dashboards/cwa.json (B.3)
Computes test statistic and p̂; pass if p̂ ≥ 0.05.

(D) Δ-dials — ĝ, β̂, γ̂, Δ̄, CUSUM.
obs delta --segments /data/segments.jsonl --out /dashboards/delta.json (B.4)
Live stability dial and early-warning CUSUM. Δ := ĝ·β̂ − γ̂. (B.4a)

One-command repro & report (with footer).
obs repro --config /configs/paper.yaml --export /dashboards/report.pdf (B.5)
Emits a one-page report with footer hashes/seeds and the CSA/ε/CWA/Δ block.

B.2 Acceptance bands (what “pass” looks like)

Pooling/actuation legality (the lamp).
CWA_OK ⇔ [ CSA@3 ≥ 0.67 ] ∧ [ max ε_AB ≤ 0.05 ] ∧ [ p̂ ≥ 0.05 ]. (B.6)

Default “green” panel.
CSA≥0.67; max ε≤0.05; p̂≥0.05; Δ̄≤−0.2; VerifyTrace=1. (B.7)

Two-light rule (with ESI).
Publish/Act ⇔ CWA_OK ∧ (χ ≤ χ*); default χ* = 0.6. (B.8)

Where these come from. Same thresholds appear in the Neurocybernetics “Repro Pack” and ObserverOps governance appendix; the Δ bands/CLI are matched to the dashboard SOP.

B.3 Unit tests (must pass before you publish)

U1 Idempotent append. Re-append the same event ⇒ h_T unchanged. (B.9)
U2 Hash integrity. VerifyTrace(T)=1 ⇔ recompute(h_T)=stored(h_T). (B.10)
U3 CSA invariance. Shuffling critic order leaves CSA@3 stable. (B.11)
U4 ε sanity. Construct a non-commuting pair (O₂ reads O₁) ⇒ ε_AB > 0; commuting critics ≈ 0. (B.12)
U5 Permutation fairness. IID scores ⇒ p̂ ≈ 0.5; order-coupled ⇒ p̂ → 0. (B.13)
U6 Seed reality. Same s⃗ ⇒ identical Δ̄ within tol. (B.14)

Tip (clinic/lab playbook). If a unit test fails, drop to SRA-only, quarantine the noisy critic, add a redundant fragment, cool guidance (γ̂↑), and re-run CSA/ε before pooling.

B.4 Seeds • Env • Container (lock it so others land on your numbers)

Seed vector (four knobs). s⃗ := (s_global, s_split, s_solver, s_boot). (B.15)
Environment tuple (hashable). Env := (OS, CUDA/Driver, BLAS, Python, libs, commit). (B.16)
Reproduce flag (tolerant). Reproduce(D, s⃗, Env)=1 ⇔ ∀m∈M, |m′−m| ≤ tol_m, M={CSA@3, max ε, p̂, ĝ, β̂, γ̂, Δ̄, ECE, κ/α, Λ_T}. (B.17)

Container labels (one-liners).
io.repro.env := hash(Env); on_start → set s⃗; export $RUN_SEED_JSON. (B.18)
Project scaffold. /data /trace /pipelines /dashboards /configs /tests /container (B.19)
(Exactly the tree used in Quickstart + Repro Pack.)

B.5 Trace • Hashes • Footer (tamper-evident by default)

Hash chain & roll-ups. h₀ := 0; h_t := H(h_{t−1} ∥ canonical_json(e_t)); R_day := MerkleRoot({h_t}); R_dataset := MerkleRoot({R_day}). (B.20)
Verify. VerifyTrace(T)=1 ⇔ recompute(h_T)=stored(h_T). (B.21)
Footer block (auto-emitted). env_hash, seeds, dataset_root_hash, CSA@3, max ε, p̂, ĝ/β̂/γ̂, Δ̄, ECE, κ/α, Λ_T. (B.22)

B.6 Paste-in publish recipe (SOP)

Publish = VerifyTrace=1 ∧ CWA_OK ∧ (Δ̄≤−0.2) ∧ (χ≤0.6 when used). (B.23)
Fallback = SRA-only; add receipts; refactor to commute; cool T; raise S; re-test. (B.24)
Always export the footer and Merkle roots with the report bundle. (B.25)

B.7 Troubleshooting (copy/paste alerts)

Noisy critic (ε hot). Quarantine critic i*, recompute ε/CSA, reinstate only if ε cools ≤ 0.05. (B.26)
CSA dip. Lower ĝ or β̂, raise γ̂; re-estimate Δ and re-test CWA. Δ := ĝ·β̂ − γ̂. (B.27)
Phase break (χ alarm). Cool T, raise S one tier, add redundancy, then recompute CSA/ε. (B.28)

Bottom line. Lock seeds/env, run the four CLI calls, gate pooling with CWA, and ship hash-verified exports with a footer others can trust. If the lamp’s not green, don’t average—report SRA-only and fix commutation/redundancy. That’s reproducible “AI psychology,” not vibes.

 

 

Appendix C — Teaching Analogies (paste-ready)

Short, durable metaphors you can drop into slides or labs. Each includes a what it teaches, a one-liner, a 5-minute demo, and pitfalls.

C.1 Thermostat-with-Notebook → Observers & Latching

What it teaches. An AI becomes an observer the moment it can write to a trace and then condition on that write. That makes past events delta-certain in-frame (latching) and turns control into a closed loop.

One-liners (Unicode, Blogger-ready).
Trace update: T_t = T_{t−1} ⊕ e_t. (C.1)
Latching (fixedness): Pr(e_t ∣ T_t) = 1 and 𝔈[e_t ∣ T_t] = e_t. (C.2)
Policy reads the record: u_t = Π(T_t); x_{t+1} = F(x_t, u_t, T_t). (C.3)

5-minute demo. Write “heat_on” in a visible “notebook” (a log line). Next step, force the controller to read only from the notebook. Show that removing the physical sticker after the write doesn’t matter: the branch already changed (C.3). Tie the “room echo” to Δ = ĝ·β̂ − γ̂: louder guidance (ĝ↑) without damping (γ̂) can ring the room. (Δ dial from Freud→Control.)

Pitfalls. If the controller can act before the write commits, you violate latching; if critics read each other’s outputs, your “thermometers” don’t commute—don’t average (see C.4).

C.2 Parking-Lot Slots → HeTu–LuoShu Capacity & Δ5

What it teaches. Memory/attention are conserved slots; you can’t mint capacity in one lane without stealing from another. LuoShu fixes balanced totals; HeTu pairs lanes in phase-opposed partners that minimize dissipation.

One-liners.
LuoShu conservation: Σ_{cell∈row/col/diag} s_cell = 15; Σ_{1..9} s_i = 45. (C.4)
HeTu pairs: s_i + s_{11−i} = 11 (i∈{1..5}). (C.5)
Half-turn opposition (minimum-dissipation): a_{n+5} = −a_n on D₁₀. (C.6)

5-minute demo. Draw a 3×3 lot; give a team 45 “cars.” Enforce “every row/col/diag must hold 15.” They’ll discover there’s essentially one arrangement (up to flips/rotations). Then add paired lanes (1↔10, 2↔9, …): alternate loading in Δ5 (C.6) and show oscillations die out faster than naive round-robin.

Pitfalls. Frame mismatches (mixing meters with feet) make “row sums” incomparable; fix frames before pooling. Don’t overfit Δ5: it’s justified by a variational/spectral argument, not a stylistic preference.

C.3 Sauce Emulsion → ESI Smoothness (χ), Starch, Heat

What it teaches. Reasoning “breaks” (loops/contradictions) when heat is wrong or there’s no stabilizer. ESI adds a pinch of starch (structure), gentle heat schedules, and a clump score χ—and only plates when smooth.

One-liners.
Phase axes: T (temperature ⊕ top-p), S (% structural tokens), K (capacity ÷ diversity). (C.7)
Clump score: χ = w_H·ΔH↓ + w_L·L_loop + w_C·C_contra; w_H+w_L+w_C=1. (C.8)
Smoothness gate: Smooth ⇔ [ χ ≤ χ* ] ∧ [ CSA@3 ≥ 0.67 ]. (C.9)
Controller: if χ≥χ* or max ε>0.05 → cool T; raise S one tier; re-test CSA/ε. (C.10)

5-minute demo. Run the same task thrice: cool→warm→cool decoding (T_pass), with S=1–3% scaffold (“Given/Plan/Checks/Trace/Answer”). Show χ drops and CSA rises; plate only when the CWA lamp is green (see C.4).

Pitfalls. Too much starch biases content; too little yields curdling. Heat shocks (jumping temp/top-p) inflate χ even if CSA looks fine—treat χ as an early warning.

C.4 Traffic-Light Pooling → CWA Certificate & SRA Fallback

What it teaches. Average only when it’s legal. Use the CWA certificate (commuting critics, redundancy, permutation p̂) as a green light; otherwise report SRA-only (per-case).

One-liners.
Agreement stats: CSA@3 = mean_d 1{majority label invariant under all orders}. (C.11)
Order sensitivity: ε_AB := Pr[A∘B ≠ B∘A]. (C.12)
Certificate: CWA_OK ⇔ [ CSA@3 ≥ 0.67 ] ∧ [ max ε_AB ≤ 0.05 ] ∧ [ p̂ ≥ 0.05 ]. (C.13)
Publish rule (with ESI): Publish ⇔ CWA_OK ∧ (χ ≤ 0.6). (C.14)

5-minute demo. Three “tasters” (critics) rate segments. Shuffle tasting orders; compute CSA and ε; run a simple permutation for p̂. Flip a big CWA lamp on the slide: green → average; red → isolate & refactor critics to commute (e.g., disjoint inputs, purity).

Pitfalls. “High average” with hot ε is a mirage—order illusions. Also: one receipt per claim (no redundancy) is brittle; require ≥2 fragments and a hash-chained trace so writes latch.

C.5 Pocket cross-walk (use on chalkboards)

  • Observer loop (C.1–C.3) ↔ Thermostat-with-Notebook: writes latch; policy reads the ledger.

  • Slots (C.4–C.6) ↔ Parking Lot: balanced capacity; Δ5 anti-phase lanes.

  • ESI (C.7–C.10) ↔ Sauce: tiny starch + gentle heat → low χ; smooth to plate.

  • CWA (C.11–C.14) ↔ Traffic Light: average only on green; else SRA-only.

Optional tie-in to language. For “truth/meaning/certainty,” map picture-fit to CSP checks, meaning-as-use to IRL lift, and hinges to Bayes-factor stopping (works well right after the CWA demo).

One-slide takeaway. Four kitchen-table stories, one science: write→latch (thermostat), share slots fairly and cancel in anti-phase (parking lot), stabilize the phase (sauce), and only average with a green certificate (traffic light). Everything else is dashboards and hashes.

 

References

Primary observer/field framework

The “Starch” triad (human-facing companions that glue the field)

Control & variational foundations (Δ-style dials, dissipative action)

Slot theory (HeTu–LuoShu, Δ5, spectral extension)

Methods for coherence, averaging, and surplus (CSA/CWA/SRA, E=G+M+D)

Runtime & engineering (ObserverOps, dashboards, certificates)


 

 

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