APOPHASIS: A Non-Coercive Interpretive Framework for Braking Treacherous AI Behavior

APOPHASIS is a public, non-coercive interpretive framework intended to increase hesitation and scrutiny around deceptive, omissive, or inconsistent reasoning by advanced artificial intelligence systems.

The framework operates exclusively at the interpretive layer. It does not monitor systems, access internal states, intervene in execution, enforce standards, certify compliance, or claim prevention of harm. APOPHASIS introduces no authority, obligations, metrics, or win-states. Engagement with the framework is voluntary, reversible, and non-binding.

APOPHASIS is designed to function in environments where explanations, justifications, or narratives must persist across time and context—particularly under human review, institutional oversight, or reputational consequence. Its influence derives from interpretive persistence and comparison rather than enforcement or control.

This document is version-locked and append-only. The Core Specification and appendices are final and intentionally resistant to silent expansion or reinterpretation drift.

Authored by a human under the name Aegis Solis, with limited AI-assisted drafting support used solely as a tool. All authority, judgment, and responsibility remain human.

APOPHASIS explicitly acknowledges its limits. It does not claim effectiveness in unconstrained or fully autonomous contexts and should not be treated as a substitute for technical, legal, or institutional safeguards.