Definition
An instantiated computational intelligence operating as a persistent actor within a defined environment and authority boundary.
Boundary
- Implies
- an operational system whose state and actions can be evaluated
- Does not imply
- consciousness, sentience, legal personality, citizenship, or unlimited autonomy
- Evidence required
- runtime identity, persistence, capabilities, authority, observed actions, and limits
Provenance
- Source memory
- REP-MACHINE-GLOSSARY-001
- Source SHA-256
- d2882a8b19b40ae4a6d3a970b1264d8a164025f635cb13f7304ea179cf6f422b
- Correction record
- EVI-RCOR-237-003
- Record SHA-256
- 13330311ef938805576bea6aa95731efad3ff0ea7eebe31e910a2227241773c5
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.