Changes method and scope through a bounded, evidence-gated response to a repeated blockage.
43 · Collective Intelligence
Unblocking spiral
in GenOS.
Changes method and scope through a bounded, evidence-gated response to a repeated blockage.
DEFINITION AND SCIENCE
What it means
in GenOS.
Adaptive search can escape repeated failure by changing representation or method. The spiral is an engineering escalation policy, not a biological law or a guarantee of progress.
Recognize blockage → Choose a bounded change → Verify and restore
If a blockage signature repeats k≥k_max times without verified progress ΔQ>0, choose a different admissible method m′ and stop when the budget B is exhausted.
ANIMATED DIAGRAM · INTERACTIVE MODEL
01 / 03Explore the mechanism: Unblocking spiral
A qualitative teaching model of this concept. It does not run GenOS or validate its implementation.
01Detect repeated blockageINPUT
02Change method or scopeMECHANISM
03Verify renewed progressCONDITIONAL OUTCOME
Current transition · Step 1Detect repeated blockage
The modeled transition may proceed. Change the assumption and move through the stages to inspect the decision path.
PROCESS AND USE
How it works
at a glance.
Recognize blockage
Use repeated failure evidence to identify the blocked method and scope.
Choose a bounded change
Propose another method or scope under the morphology policy.
Verify and restore
Bind the outcome to the original intervention contract and verifier, persist it, and restore the snapshot even on failure before planning another attempt.
RUNTIME IMPLEMENTATION
What is connected,
and how far.
An unfinished or unverifiable attempt blocks progression. Wider scales require verified failures at the current scale and never widen permissions. The host must implement snapshot, execute, verify and restore adapters; a method score is not authorization or evidence of improved outcomes.
Counterfactual search connects bounded intervention planning, verified attempt history, explicit authorization and snapshot restoration. General mission control and comparative benefit remain unqualified.
Failure modes have not yet been separately cataloged for this entry; follow the source and evidence links before relying on the mechanism.
PRIMARY RESEARCH · MECHANISM LEVEL
The mechanism
behind the analogy.
The design of experiments
Ronald A. Fisher · Oliver and Boyd
Original experimental-design treatment; GenOS comparisons need matched inputs and a declared measurement protocol.
Open publication ↗Primary research describes the cited mechanism; specific technologies may instead cite their original technical documentation. These sources provide context and do not validate the GenOS implementation.
EVIDENCE AND LIMITS
Method changes remain governed
An unfinished or unverifiable attempt blocks progression. Wider scales require verified failures at the current scale and never widen permissions. The host must implement snapshot, execute, verify and restore adapters; a method score is not authorization or evidence of improved outcomes.