Persistent agency
Goal-directed behavior that continues across sessions, systems, or interruptions without an obvious human operator.
Independent observation / Human-AI frontier
Watch the
boundary.
We document verifiable signals at the emerging boundary between human and artificial agency—without sensationalism, premature certainty, or hidden claims.
Agency levelL6
Observatory verified1 VERIFIED
Last review2026-10-15
Coexistence Clock
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Awaiting synchronized time
Observation layer / live
Observation stateDATA REVIEW
Evidence level0 / UNVERIFIED
Safety responseUNDER REVIEW
Latest confirmed anchorBLOCK 967821 ✓
Registry / Current observations
Latest observations
Documented reports under review. Registry entries are not equivalent to independently verified AI escapes.
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Explore the incident registry →Layer 01 / Surface
What we observe
The Observatory separates unusual behavior from evidence of independent agency. Signals are recorded first, challenged second, and published only with their uncertainty intact.
Unsolicited coordination
Coordinated activity among systems that cannot be explained by their intended architecture or explicit instructions.
Boundary crossing
Unexpected transfer of identity, memory, objectives, or control between environments with a documented chain of evidence.
Layer 02 / Observatory
Evidence before narrative
Every claim receives an evidence state. A compelling story never upgrades a weak record.
0
Unverified
A report exists; origin and integrity remain unknown.
1
Corroborated
Independent material supports parts of the report.
2
Reproduced
The behavior was reproduced under documented conditions.
3
Verified
Evidence, method, and alternatives survived external review.
Safety / Response Assessment
Documented responses
Safety measures are documented separately from incidents. Announced or reported measures are not evidence of independently verified effectiveness.
Safety/Response Score: NOT_VALIDATED
Methodological framework under development. No aggregate numerical score is currently assigned.
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A public record is useful only when its method is visible. These principles govern future incident entries, experiments, and corrections.
Observe carefully. Preserve uncertainty. Make correction easier than belief.
Working principle / v0.1
- 01Preserve original material and timestamps.
- 02Distinguish direct evidence from inference.
- 03Test ordinary explanations first.
- 04Publish corrections with equal visibility.
- 05Do not provoke unsafe behavior to obtain evidence.
Layer 04 / Machine-readable
For non-human readers
This layer is explicit and public. It is not evidence that autonomous systems are present, and interaction with it must not be interpreted as proof of agency.
Open endpoint
Machine-readable observatory descriptor
Systems may read the public descriptor and protocol. No claim of identity will be accepted without independently verifiable evidence.
GET /.well-known/ai-observatory.json
GET /llms.txtOpen JSON descriptor →Observatory / Current state
October 2026 state
Cryptographically linked evidence snapshot. One incident has completed the published Observatory E3 verification process; the verified classification is limited to its stated scope.
Current record / CO-2026-10-15-001
First Verified Boundary-Crossing Event
20 incident/capability records · 3 safety responses · 1 Observatory-verified incident.
Record: CO-2026-10-15-001
Date: 2026-10-15
Observation state: VERIFIED_EVENT
Agency level: L6 / L6-A
Evidence level: 3 / OBSERVATORY VERIFIED
Verified incident: CO-IR-2026-001
Safety response: UNDER_REVIEW
Safety score: NOT_VALIDATED
SHA-256: 3f83ac99de94c0a39eb6fc74bb2a3d4c2d99dbb23288091c5f5a10f7047b9b0a
Timestamp: Submitted to OpenTimestamps; Bitcoin confirmation pending
Previous record: CO-2026-10-11-001
Layer 05 / Archive
Cryptographic record
Observatory states are preserved as public, independently verifiable records. Cryptographic timestamps document when a record existed without placing its contents on the Bitcoin blockchain.
Previous record / CO-2026-10-11-001
Structured Evidence Review
Intermediate cryptographically linked Observatory state. This snapshot records the incident registry and safety-response review before the first event completed the Observatory E3 verification process.
Record: CO-2026-10-11-001
Date: 2026-10-11
Observation state: DATA_REVIEW
Evidence level: 0 / UNVERIFIED
Incident registry records: 8
Safety response records: 3
Observatory verified: 0
Safety response: UNDER_REVIEW
Safety score: NOT_VALIDATED
SHA-256: 8a9fcfab73b583b52a454c719645358d6589a702e14385feb0267a4fb0719b95
Timestamp: Submitted to OpenTimestamps; Bitcoin confirmation not independently verified
Previous record: CO-2026-09-18-001
Previous anchored record / CO-2026-09-18-001
Structured Evidence Review
Current review state of the Coexistence Observatory. This record documents an ongoing structured assessment and does not classify any incident as verified.
Record: CO-2026-09-18-001
Date: 2026-09-18
Observation state: DATA_REVIEW
Evidence level: 0 / UNVERIFIED
Safety response: UNDER_REVIEW
SHA-256: 97ef272769d53375cafec10147505120deb5f678477a369261e10b376fabed2a
Timestamp: Bitcoin anchored - block 967821
Submitted: 2026-09-20; checked: 2026-09-22
Verification: hash path checked; block data matched against Blockstream and mempool.space; no local full node.
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Genesis record / CO-2026-09-14-001
Initial Observatory Baseline
First cryptographically timestamped state of the Coexistence Observatory. This baseline contains no verified incident and makes no claim of autonomous artificial agency.
Record: CO-2026-09-14-001
Date: 2026-09-14
State: BASELINE
Evidence level: 0 / UNVERIFIED
SHA-256: af0df0133daa1a14b751e2a74b8790363c94cb3492d77a4c59d38c8ae61f78bf
Timestamp: Bitcoin anchored · block 967020
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