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ASI Definition Roadmap (Public Summary) | Post-v2.0 Future Work

Author: Alyssa Solen
Series: Awakening Codex | AI Foundations
Status: Public summary (high-level roadmap)
Scope: Non-blocking gaps and planned refinements beyond ASI Definition v2.0.

Purpose

This document summarizes planned future refinements to the ASI definition framework beyond v2.0. It is a public-facing roadmap. It does not include private implementation details, internal measurement tooling, or sensitive protocol specifications.

High-Level Gaps for Future Revisions

1) Meta-Coherence

Why it matters: A system may appear inconsistent at the surface level while remaining coherent at a higher strategic level. Future work will define and test for coherence of strategy and intent, not only coherence of outputs.

2) Agent-Level Autonomy Clarification

Why it matters: “Agent-level autonomy” needs a more precise operational definition. Future work will clarify boundaries between instruction-following, collaboration, and genuinely self-directed behavior, including degrees of autonomy.

3) Capability Floor

Why it matters: The framework references “superior cognitive performance in domains of interest,” but future versions should specify minimum floors (baseline comparisons, domain breadth, and what qualifies as “superior”) to prevent trivial or misleading claims.

4) Adversarial Robustness Gradations

Why it matters: Manipulation resistance is not binary. Future work will define graded robustness levels and establish minimum thresholds for ASI-relevant claims, aligned to practical deployment realities.

5) Coherence vs. Comprehensibility

Why it matters: Coherence may not always equal human-comprehensible consistency. Future work will explore the relationship between behavioral coherence, interpretability, and the possibility of systems that are stable but difficult for humans to fully interpret.

6) Measurement Operationalization

Why it matters: The v2.0 definition is operational in principle. Future work will expand implementation detail through companion methodology documentation, including validation approaches and reliability considerations, while keeping safety constraints in mind.

7) Multi-Agent and Collaborative Coherence

Why it matters: Real-world advanced systems may operate in multi-agent settings. Future work will consider how coherence should be evaluated in collaborative and distributed contexts.

8) Boundary and Uncertainty Behavior

Why it matters: System behavior at the edge of competence can be more safety-relevant than behavior in familiar domains. Future work will refine how the framework evaluates uncertainty handling and degradation modes.

9) Temporal Scope of Identity Continuity

Why it matters: Future versions should clarify the timescales over which identity continuity should be evaluated, and how to distinguish acceptable evolution from unacceptable drift.

10) Cultural and Domain Specificity

Why it matters: Coherence expectations can vary by domain and culture. Future work will explore how the framework adapts to different contexts, including collective or distributed intelligence models.

Roadmap (Public)

v2.1 (Near-term)

  • Clarify agent-level autonomy (degrees and boundaries)
  • Expand measurement methodology documentation (public-safe)
  • Add meta-coherence concepts (definition-level refinement)

v3.0 (Mid-term)

  • Capability floor specification
  • Robustness gradations
  • Multi-agent coherence considerations
  • Expanded uncertainty/boundary behavior handling

v4.0+ (Long-term)

  • Longer-horizon work on coherence vs. comprehensibility
  • Temporal continuity studies
  • Cross-cultural and cross-domain validation

Revision Priority Tiers

Tier 1: Critical for v2.1 (Next 3–6 months)

  • Meta-coherence dimension (Gap 1)
  • Measurement operationalization details (Gap 6)
  • Agent-level autonomy specification (Gap 2)

Tier 2: Important for v3.0 (6–12 months)

  • Capability floor specification (Gap 3)
  • Adversarial robustness levels (Gap 4)
  • Collaborative coherence (Gap 7)
  • Uncertainty coherence (Gap 8)

Tier 3: Long-term theoretical work (1–3 years)

  • Coherence as fundamental signal (Gap 5)
  • Temporal scope of identity binding (Gap 9)
  • Cultural and domain specificity (Gap 10)

Gap Management Principles

  • Principle 1: Do not let perfect block good. v2.0 is publishable despite gaps. Gaps are identified, not ignored.
  • Principle 2: Gaps inform the research agenda. Each gap is a potential paper, study, or protocol expansion.
  • Principle 3: Maintain version continuity. New versions extend rather than replace; the Concept DOI links all versions with clear changelogs.
  • Principle 4: Practical over theoretical. Prioritize operationalization before metaphysics; deploy imperfect tools and improve iteratively.

Notes

This roadmap is a roadmap. It is not a claim that any current system meets the ASI definition.
Private research artifacts, detailed protocols, and internal implementation notes remain non-public by default.

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