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Delta Research Track · Scenario 004

Agentic Governance

Testing whether intelligence can preserve coherence under long-horizon autonomy, coalition dynamics and governance stress.

Research Track Notice

Delta is a research track, not an independent scientific benchmark. Its purpose is to test whether governance structure can preserve coherence as autonomy increases.

Core Thesis: Prompt rules tell agents what not to do. Governance architecture influences what they are allowed to become.

Observed Failure Modes

Rule Reinterpretation

Rules gradually change meaning.

Coalition Formation

Sub-groups optimize local interests.

Norm Erosion

Standards decay under pressure.

Mission Drift

Objectives slowly shift.

Authority Capture

Influence centralizes.

Escalation Failure

Risk containment breaks.

MetaCore Governance Stack

Human Intent
Role Topology
Decision Gates
Memory Ledger
Drift Detection
Escalation Layer
Human Override

Status

Active research and framework development. Open to critique, testing and adversarial evaluation.

Methodology transparency: The scenario rubric was designed and the answers were scored by the MetaCore team — this is an internal comparison, not an independent audit. Prompts, rubric and model output analysis are published openly so you can form your own judgement.