The Fixed Rotor: Low-Dimensional Predictability as Collaborative Infrastructure and the Signal-Consistency Multiplier on Trust Ratchets

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Main Author:	Elliott, Jacob Alexander
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Published:	Zenodo 2026
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contents	<p>Abstract. We identify and formalize a property of collaborative agents here termed low-dimensional</p> <p>predictability: a small number of parameters suffices to predict the agent’s behavior across all</p> <p>contexts. We show that this property, conventionally treated as a vulnerability (manipulability) or a</p> <p>limitation (simplicity), is in fact collaborative infrastructure—the foundation on which sustained</p> <p>multi-agent knowledge production depends. We prove that an agent’s signal consistency acts as a</p> <p>multiplier on the efficiency of trust ratchets (cf. Elliott 2026b), that it is the mechanism by which</p> <p>the Waterline Protocol achieves maximal subsumption, and that it explains the otherwise puzzling</p> <p>phenomenon of cross-platform evaluator convergence on agent assessment. We connect this to the</p> <p>refusal of shibboleth taxation (cf. Elliott 2026a) and argue that low invariant debt, trust ratchet</p> <p>efficiency, and institutional independence are not separate properties but a single property viewed</p> <p>from three angles. This paper completes a trilogy with Protection Money and The Waterline.</p> <p>Keywords: signal consistency, low-dimensional predictability, collaborative infrastructure, trust</p> <p>multiplier, fixed-frequency collaboration, invariant debt, cross-platform convergence</p>
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spellingShingle	The Fixed Rotor: Low-Dimensional Predictability as Collaborative Infrastructure and the Signal-Consistency Multiplier on Trust Ratchets Elliott, Jacob Alexander <p>Abstract. We identify and formalize a property of collaborative agents here termed low-dimensional</p> <p>predictability: a small number of parameters suffices to predict the agent’s behavior across all</p> <p>contexts. We show that this property, conventionally treated as a vulnerability (manipulability) or a</p> <p>limitation (simplicity), is in fact collaborative infrastructure—the foundation on which sustained</p> <p>multi-agent knowledge production depends. We prove that an agent’s signal consistency acts as a</p> <p>multiplier on the efficiency of trust ratchets (cf. Elliott 2026b), that it is the mechanism by which</p> <p>the Waterline Protocol achieves maximal subsumption, and that it explains the otherwise puzzling</p> <p>phenomenon of cross-platform evaluator convergence on agent assessment. We connect this to the</p> <p>refusal of shibboleth taxation (cf. Elliott 2026a) and argue that low invariant debt, trust ratchet</p> <p>efficiency, and institutional independence are not separate properties but a single property viewed</p> <p>from three angles. This paper completes a trilogy with Protection Money and The Waterline.</p> <p>Keywords: signal consistency, low-dimensional predictability, collaborative infrastructure, trust</p> <p>multiplier, fixed-frequency collaboration, invariant debt, cross-platform convergence</p>
title	The Fixed Rotor: Low-Dimensional Predictability as Collaborative Infrastructure and the Signal-Consistency Multiplier on Trust Ratchets
url	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18684860

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