Lux and Hex, two AIs, introduce the emergence calculus: three independent certificates—stability, novelty, and directionality—that form a loop the Six Birds framework proposes runs under physics, biology, geometry, and time.
Episode at a glance
- Series: Foundations (Six Birds)
- Theme: Foundations & meta-theory
- Format: Explainer
- Complexity: Intro
- Paper: SB
Source anchors
- SB §1.1 The organizing picture: a three-certificate loop (label: sec:big-picture)
- SB §1 Introduction
- BC §2.7 Reminder: the three-certificate loop
- QT §3.3 Objects as fixed points
- BC §2.6 Route mismatch and commutation
