What Counts as Proof?
Proof is not one benchmark. Proof is a bundle that lets a team adopt a descendant with confidence.
Evidence dimensions
| Dimension | Question |
|---|---|
| Utility | Does the descendant improve the declared task? |
| Resource fit | Does it repay memory, latency, energy, and maintenance cost? |
| Local privacy | Can private work remain local when appropriate? |
| Novelty | Does it add a useful niche or reusable pattern? |
| Human benefit | Does it make users, teams, or reviewers stronger? |
| Lineage completeness | Can future builders reuse or audit the result? |
PROCEDURE fitness_proof(candidate)
vector <- MEASURE_FITNESS_VECTOR(candidate)
packet <- BUILD_EVIDENCE_PACKET(candidate, vector)
IF packet.demonstrates_net_benefit
RETURN NEXT_RELEASE_STAGE(packet)
END IF
RETURN ARCHIVE_AS_LEARNING(packet)
END PROCEDURERelated
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