When history helps prediction
In finite partially observed stochastic processes, when does recursively updated history recover predictive distinctions unavailable in current observation?
An open research program on continuation, representation, reachability and realized history. The first Cycle investigates the testable boundaries of these questions.
Autorite keeps the scope of claims, their assumptions and the evidence that could change them visible. Negative results are part of the research record. The program makes no claim to a completed theory.
The audited baseline is frozen. The first engineering pilot, two separate convergence stages and a target-size feasibility pilot completed; their artifacts and descriptive diagnostics are public. Confirmatory experiments have not begun and no scientific Claims have been validated.
In finite partially observed stochastic processes, when does recursively updated history recover predictive distinctions unavailable in current observation?
When do local continuation and preservation judgments support a global judgment?
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Can targeted restrictions steer horizon-limited decisions away from states with fewer viable future targets?
An exact resampling-variance audit identifies an added within-episode term. Bootstrap tail resolution, assumed precision and runtime sensitivity are reproducible; no new samples, fits or final statistical design.
Three units and six fits completed in 5 minutes 48 seconds, with about 251 MiB lifetime peak process memory and no declared warning. All 50 outputs replay; n=1 per world supports no variance or confirmatory decision.
The separately gated six-fit pilot and no-variance artifact audit are implemented. Fifty-seven software tests pass; prior outputs replay. No new research training or pilot approval.
A replayable validation-only diagnostic leaves all 12 prior warnings unresolved. A fresh six-fit feasibility pilot at the intended data sizes is proposed; no new observations or training.
The separately approved 40 fits completed in about 6 minutes 24 seconds. All 322 outputs and saved predictions replay. Twelve near-cap warnings remain; no scientific Claims or Cycle resolutions.
The longer-budget entry point and artifact audit are ready. Fifty software tests pass and previous outputs replay. The separate one-run approval gate remains closed; no new research training.
A separate 300-epoch, 20-epoch-patience plan keeps models and data sizes fixed with 140 fresh seeds. Proposal checks pass; no new training or confirmatory evidence.
All 20 independent units and 40 model fits completed in about 83 seconds. Artifact replay passed. Many validation traces improved near the epoch cap, so settled optimization is not established. No confirmatory decisions or Cycle resolutions.
A bounded exploratory plan and executable authorization gate are ready for review. Forty learned-model fits are proposed across 20 independent units; no new run has been executed.
The finite-history benchmark overlap is documented. Deterministic design calculations show that the ideal window-eight gap is very small; five training replicates lack a power justification. No new model runs, scientific Claim promotions or Cycle resolutions.
The audited bootstrap and bounded pilot were approved. Baseline v0.1 is tagged; the RP002A pilot completed with finite outputs and verified artifacts. No scientific claim or Cycle obligation was resolved.
Generators, reference filtering, model causality, episode resets and seed schedules pass software checks. Thirty tests pass; no research pilot or confirmatory run has been executed.
Typed research records and the 13-obligation Cycle manifest now validate before site generation. RP002A has a numerical configuration proposal; it remains unfrozen and no experiments have run.
The source repository is omasim/Autorite. Baseline source bytes are preserved and checked; a proposed operational protocol is available. No experiments have been run and release approval remains pending.
The first literature review and research-start workflow are documented. Experimental protocol choices and GitHub setup remain open; no experiments have been run.
The knowledge site and open laboratory are publicly available at autorite.org and autorite.net, with verified HTTPS.
The knowledge and laboratory sites are being prepared before research execution. Both sites will be in English.
Research records, Cycle obligations, closure and pre-execution readiness rules were specified.
The updated publishing architecture takes precedence. The older package remains historical source material.