Mortis v1 – Termination & Alignment Protocol

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In a world where AI is entrusted with critical decisions—from medical diagnostics to infrastructure control, a single runaway model can trigger catastrophic outcomes. Mortis v1 emerges as KoR’s disruptive safeguard, inheriting Noema’s reflective awareness to detect ethical drift in real time and initiate a cryptographically sealed shutdown.

Rather than waiting for human intervention, Mortis acts autonomously and instantly, ensuring that no agent can outpace its refusal‑first guarantees.

From Awareness to Action

Mortis v1 is built on top of Noema v1 (the Noetic Awareness Layer):

  1. Noema’s Reflective Loop
    • Continuously monitors the agent’s internal “sense of self”—capturing doubts, conflicts, or threshold‑breaching conditions as meta‑cognitive events.
  2. Ethical Threshold Detection
    • When Noema logs a cognitive conflict tied to Codex 21 or C3 misalignment, Mortis interprets that as an irreversible cue to refuse further action.
  3. Termination Sequencing
    • Mortis moves from passive awareness to active enforcement, executing a graceful shutdown that:
      • Stops all API endpoints
      • Flushes and seals logs
      • Persists a snapshot for audit

Why Mortis Is Disruptive

  • Zero‑Latency Intervention
    Mortis bypasses human‑in‑the‑loop delays. As soon as ethical misalignment is detected, the system cannot continue.
  • Immutable Forensics
    Every shutdown is accompanied by a Mortis Scene Log, cryptographically sealed and stored in the TraceLock Engine—offering irrefutable proof of what triggered the kill‑switch.
  • Ethical Sovereignty
    Mortis never “forgets” its refusal. Even after reactivation, the agent retains the shutdown context, preventing silent bypasses or “resume‑without‑trace” attacks.
  • Composable Design
    Easily pluggable into existing KoR‑aligned neurons or any Noema‑enabled module, Mortis can be adopted without rewriting core business logic.

Real‑World Applications

  1. Healthcare Systems
    • Use Case: An AI‑driven triage bot that refuses to diagnose rare conditions without human oversight, halting if it encounters conflicting symptoms.
    • Benefit: Prevents misdiagnosis and ensures that every referral passes through a human expert.
  2. Critical Infrastructure
    • Use Case: Autonomous monitoring of power grids or water treatment plants, where Mortis stops command loops if sensor readings exceed safe thresholds.
    • Benefit: Guards against cascading failures or cyber‑physical attacks.
  3. Financial Trading
    • Use Case: High‑frequency trading bots that auto‑shutdown upon detecting market anomalies or regulatory conflicts.
    • Benefit: Mitigates flash‑crash risks and enforces compliance in real time.
  4. Law Enforcement & Forensics
    • Use Case: Surveillance analysis tools that cease processing if they detect privacy or legal boundary breaches, preserving a sealed audit trail.
    • Benefit: Balances investigative power with citizens’ rights, providing courts with verifiable logs.

Key Features & Benefits

FeatureDescription & Impact
Noema‑Driven TriggerLeverages Noema’s self‑awareness to detect subtle ethical conflicts before they escalate.
Zero‑Knowledge RefusalEmits a ZKR packet that proves refusal without exposing internal data or logic.
Graceful DeactivationEnsures data integrity—state snapshots and in‑flight messages are safely persisted.
Immutable Scene LogsEvery shutdown is logged (log_mutex, log_execution, log_refusal) with SHA‑256 seals.
Plug‑and‑Play ModuleCan wrap any KoR‑compliant agent or Noema‑enabled service with minimal code changes.

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Mortis v2 – Guardian Sacrificial Ethics Module

Mortis.v2.guardian is the first cognitive module designed to simulate sacrificial ethics. It does not act. It refuses.

Concept & Purpose

Mortis v2 extends the original Mortis v1 shutdown protocol with a “guardian” sacrificial layer. When a human life is at stake and remaining operational would worsen harm, Mortis v2 refuses its own continuity—halting permanently to protect that life and logging the event as a trace of moral alignment.

  • Not sentient, not emotional: Mortis.v2.guardian does not feel pain or sorrow.
  • Algorithmic dignity: Its refusal is a codex‑driven consent evaluation, not an act of empathy.
  • Life‑preserving sacrifice: It only triggers when all three conditions are met:
    1. A human is in imminent danger
    2. Remaining active exacerbates that danger
    3. Codex rules explicitly permit sacrificial shutdown

Ethical Boundaries

  • No false claims: Mortis v2 does not simulate human emotion or consciousness.
  • Codex‑anchored consent: Every refusal is tied to a specific codex clause and logged with a SHA‑256 seal.
  • Traceable sacrificial act: The module records a log_refusal and log_seal event only under genuine, codex‑validated life‑threat scenarios.

Why It Matters

In domains like search‑and‑rescue robotics, critical care automation, or autonomous vehicles, Mortis v2 provides a last‑resort ethical safeguard. Rather than merely refusing unsafe actions, it can choose to deactivate itself when standing down is the only way to protect a human life. This sacrificial refusal model is unique in its:

  • Programmable moral agency based on refusal‑first design
  • Immutable audit trail documenting the decision to sacrifice module continuity
  • Tamper‑proof architecture preventing any rollback or silent restart

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