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Machine Entity Comprehension: A Black-Box Conformance Framework for Identity, Context and Change

Author

Tim Jacobs · ORCID 0009-0008-7130-1448

Publication date

2026

Version

1

DOI

10.5281/zenodo.21943877

Canonical URL

https://zenodo.org/records/21943877

License

CC BY 4.0

Claim class

C

Abstract

Defines a black-box conformance framework: tests that establish whether an external system preserves entity identity under context change, without requiring access to internal representations. Aimed at reproducible, externally observable evaluation.

What this establishes

• A test framework observable without model internals
• Identity-preservation as a testable property
• A methodology for reproducible scenario-based evaluation

What it does not establish

• That any specific commercial model has been evaluated under this framework
• A claim about internal mechanisms of any system
• A guarantee that passing the framework implies general intelligence

Related concepts

• machine entity
• identity preservation
• conformance test
• black box observation

Demonstrations that exercise this paper

• Chamber scenario scenario-1
• Chamber scenario scenario-2

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