Mind · Reasoning
LivedProof
Process demonstrates thesis
Definition
Mechanism
Recursive Validation. A rhetorical or epistemic structure where the `Process` used to generate an output serves as the primary `Evidence` for the output's validity. The agent does not just assert a claim; it enacts it during the generation. It requires the agent to DogfoodFirst, treating the execution process as a Signal of validity.
Preconditions
- Agent has capability to execute the process
- Thesis allows for enactment
Postconditions
- Generation trace attached to the output
- Performative consistency verified
Invariants
- The process that produced the output is the evidence offered for it.
- The demonstration occurs in the current execution context, not historically.
- Output artifacts cryptographically reference their generation trace.
Risks
Failure modes
Performative Contradiction
The process contradicts the thesis (e.g., writing a 50-page essay on 'Brevity').
Staged Demo
The process looks like enactment but is actually a pre-canned script (loss of genuineness).
Relationships
Builds on
References
Autonomous Goal-Directed Entity
Use your own tool before shipping
Infrastructure
Raw information emission
Nothing in this library builds on this pattern yet.
Reference