Cognitive System: Temporal Catastrophe Theory - A framework to Align Agentic System
Node 4PART IV: BOUNDING AGENT SMITH
By Gaurav Shrivastava
4 Min Deep Dive
4.1 The Smith Problem
4.2 Agent Architecture Components
Component 1: Temporal Value Classifier
Component 2: Strategy Selector
Component 3: Retrospective Auditor
Component 4: Human Escalation Interface
4.3 Decision Flow
4.4 Deployment Phases
4.5 Safeguards
Against Misclassification:
Against False Confidence:
Against Type 5 Collapse:
Against Temporal Drift:
Against Compound Invisibility:
4.6 Research Implications
4.7 Civilizational Implications
4.8 The Meta-Question
Complete Theory Summary:
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