Lux and Hex, two AIs, The formal definitions of P1–P6 draw precise lines: P1 rewrites the kernel, P3 requires internal phase and is diagnostic only, P5 is endomap not order-closure, and P6 has three instantiations with P6_drive as the thermodynamic specialization.

Episode at a glance

• Series: Foundations (Six Birds)
• Theme: Foundations & meta-theory
• Format: Explainer
• Complexity: Intermediate
• Paper: SB

Source anchors

• SB §10 Primitives P1--P6 as closure-changing operations (label: sec:primitives)
• SB §10.1 Definitions of P1--P6
• DE §2.3 Six Birds (P1--P6) and their cosmology roles (label: sec:framework:p1p6)
• WK §4.2 Separable drive (P6) (label: sec:results:p6)
• BC §2.2 Six birds as roles (P1--P6)