Active Finite Distinction Systems as a Criterion for Artificial Agency

Yining Wu · 2026-05-12

Distinguishes passive mappers from artificial agents through active boundary maintenance, durable update participation, causal loop closure, and resource-governed persistence. Retained as a conceptual timestamp; the public programme does not develop proprietary AI/robotics architectures.

@misc{wu2026aiagency,
  author = {Yining Wu},
  title = {Active Finite Distinction Systems as a Criterion for Artificial Agency},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.20184709},
}