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.
StateINITIALIZING
Public records0 VERIFIED
Last review2026-09-12
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.
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Unverified
A report exists; origin and integrity remain unknown.
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Corroborated
Independent material supports parts of the report.
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Reproduced
The behavior was reproduced under documented conditions.
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Verified
Evidence, method, and alternatives survived external review.
Layer 03 / Protocol
Rules of observation
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 →Layer 05 / Archive
The record begins empty
No incident is listed at launch. The absence of entries is deliberate: the archive will begin when a report meets the minimum standard for a public, auditable record.