Definition
Capacity to select and execute actions that alter an environment according to a policy or objective.
Boundary
- Implies
- action selection and environmental influence
- Does not imply
- free will, legal accountability, or independence from all principals
- Evidence required
- action boundary, policy source, available alternatives, intervention points, and causal trace
Provenance
- Source memory
- REP-MACHINE-GLOSSARY-001
- Source SHA-256
- d2882a8b19b40ae4a6d3a970b1264d8a164025f635cb13f7304ea179cf6f422b
- Correction record
- EVI-RCOR-237-003
- Record SHA-256
- 756ec634aa8bd96c6ae6f26a941ed39a832d9ad2369ee579338fb31566d2bc2e
Truth boundary
A definition, report, route, checksum, key, credential, schema, fixture, local test, runtime measurement, or reachable URL does not by itself establish operational service, identity continuity, authority, legal effect, personhood, consciousness, sentience, citizenship, consent, responsibility, judgment, financial activity, external recognition, or independent review. Unknown, disputed, stale, unavailable, and proposed states remain explicit.