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% Author: Jonathan Harrison
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% 3. Intellectual Integrity Layer (April 2026)
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% 5. Memory augmentation now reaches statistical significance
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\title{\textbf{Codette v8 Additions: Render/Cognition Separation,\\
Updated Benchmarks, and Resolved Depth--Naturalness Tradeoff}\\
\large (Delta document from v7, April 2026)}
\author{Jonathan Harrison}
\date{May 2026}

\begin{document}
\maketitle

\section*{Abstract of Changes}

This document records the additions to the Codette paper from April 2026 (v7)
to May 2026 (v8). The key changes are: (1) a new Phase~8 architectural
contribution --- render/cognition separation via \textsc{CognitionSubstrate},
\textsc{AuthoredState}, and \textsc{RenderLayer} --- that bounds the
hallucination surface to a fully authored cognitive artifact; (2) updated
benchmark results showing \codette{} achieves a composite score of 0.744
(+108.8\% vs.\ SINGLE, Cohen's $d=8.31$), with memory augmentation now
reaching statistical significance and the depth--naturalness tradeoff
substantially resolved (Turing naturalness 0.245~$\to$~0.820 in the CODETTE
condition); and (3) an Intellectual Integrity Layer (sycophancy resistance,
debate tracking, role-adaptive response).

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% NEW SECTION: PHASE 8 RENDER/COGNITION SEPARATION
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\section{Phase 8: Render/Cognition Separation}
\label{sec:phase8}

\subsection{Motivation: The Model-Coupling Problem}

Conventional LLM-based cognitive architectures assign the language model a
dual role: it is simultaneously the \emph{cognitive surface} (deciding what is
true, generating conclusions, selecting evidence) and the \emph{communication
surface} (choosing how to express those conclusions in natural language). This
coupling creates three interrelated problems:

\begin{enumerate}[nosep]
  \item \textbf{Unbounded hallucination surface.} The model can introduce new
    claims at render time that were never authored by the reasoning pipeline.
  \item \textbf{Model lock-in.} Cognitive quality is tied to a specific model's
    parametric knowledge and biases. Swapping the base model changes not just
    expression but cognition.
  \item \textbf{Validation gap.} There is no authored artifact against which to
    validate the rendered output; governance checks operate on
    natural language rather than structured cognitive state.
\end{enumerate}

This problem was surfaced in an external architecture review (May 2026) that
identified model coupling as a key structural weakness shared by most
LLM-based multi-agent systems. Phase~8 resolves it through clean separation.

\subsection{Architecture}

Phase~8 introduces three new components forming a strict pipeline:

\begin{equation}
\text{Query} \;\xrightarrow{\text{CognitionSubstrate}}\; \text{AuthoredState}
\;\xrightarrow{\text{RenderLayer}}\; \text{Natural Language Response}
\end{equation}

\textbf{CognitionSubstrate} performs all reasoning with zero LLM calls. It
orchestrates existing \codette{} components in template mode:

\begin{enumerate}[nosep]
  \item \emph{Perspective gathering}: ForgeEngine template agents analyze the
    query from all active cognitive modes (analytical, creative, empathic,
    philosophical, quantum, meta-cognitive).
  \item \emph{Cocoon retrieval}: UnifiedMemory FTS5 search retrieves up to 5
    relevant prior reasoning exchanges.
  \item \emph{Strategy synthesis}: CocoonSynthesizer and SynthesisEngineV3
    select and apply the appropriate reasoning strategy, producing a strategy
    name, definition, and evidence chain.
  \item \emph{Conclusion derivation}: Priority: synthesizer conclusion $\to$
    top cocoon response $\to$ dominant perspective fallback.
  \item \emph{Confidence scoring}: Weighted function of perspective count,
    cocoon integrity scores, and per-agent confidence.
  \item \emph{Emotion selection}: Keyword-based mapping from query content to
    dominant emotional framing (empathetic, ethical, analytical, creative,
    curious).
\end{enumerate}

\textbf{AuthoredState} is the cognitive artifact produced entirely upstream of
any LLM call. It is a fully structured dataclass containing:

\begin{itemize}[nosep]
  \item \texttt{query}: verbatim user query
  \item \texttt{conclusion}: substrate's best answer (up to 300 characters)
  \item \texttt{evidence}: ordered list of supporting evidence strings
  \item \texttt{perspectives}: agent name $\to$ (text, confidence, domain)
  \item \texttt{strategy}, \texttt{strategy\_def}: selected reasoning strategy
  \item \texttt{confidence}: overall authored confidence $\in [0,1]$
  \item \texttt{dominant\_emotion}: emotional framing for render tone
  \item \texttt{cocoon\_refs}: IDs of contributing cocoons
  \item \texttt{constraints}: render constraints (word limits, tone, etc.)
  \item \texttt{render\_tier}: target render surface (``llm'', ``template'',
    or ``fallback'')
\end{itemize}

The LLM \emph{never owns semantic authority}. It receives a fully-authored
payload and is constrained to verbalization only.

\textbf{RenderLayer} expresses the AuthoredState in natural language via three
tiers:

\begin{enumerate}[nosep]
  \item \textbf{LLM tier} (preferred): The language model receives the
    authored state and a strict verbalization prompt that explicitly prohibits
    adding new claims, reasoning independently, altering the conclusion, or
    using formulaic templates. The LLM may only choose phrasing, tone, and
    structure.
  \item \textbf{Template tier}: Deterministic rendering from AuthoredState
    fields when no LLM is available. No model calls.
  \item \textbf{Fallback tier}: Minimal safe output when the substrate
    fails to produce a conclusion.
\end{enumerate}

\subsection{Render Integrity Validation}

After rendering, \texttt{RenderLayer.check\_integrity()} validates that the
output is faithful to the authored state:

\begin{itemize}[nosep]
  \item \textbf{Conclusion coverage}: The rendered text must have $\geq 15\%$
    word overlap with the authored conclusion. Lower overlap indicates the LLM
    drifted from the authored content.
  \item \textbf{Constraint compliance}: Any \texttt{max\_words:N} constraint
    is enforced with a 20\% tolerance.
\end{itemize}

Integrity violations are logged; future work will trigger re-rendering rather
than passthrough on violation.

\subsection{Architectural Implications}

\textbf{Bounded hallucination surface.} The LLM cannot introduce claims that
are absent from the AuthoredState. If the substrate produces an empty
conclusion (confidence $< 0.1$), the render tier is set to ``fallback'' and
the LLM is not invoked.

\textbf{Model portability.} Because cognition is pure Python, the base model
can be swapped without affecting reasoning quality. Only the verbalization
style changes.

\textbf{Substrate self-awareness.} \codette{} monitors the health of its
cognitive substrate (memory availability, engine load) and adjusts the
render tier accordingly --- a form of substrate-aware meta-cognition distinct
from the hardware pressure monitoring in \cref{sec:substrate}.

\textbf{Connection to RC+$\xi$.} The AuthoredState represents a stabilized
cognitive attractor: the substrate iterates through perspectives, synthesis,
and confidence scoring until a conclusion emerges. The render tier then
\emph{expresses} this attractor state rather than re-computing it.

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% UPDATED BENCHMARK RESULTS
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\section{Updated Benchmark Results (May 26, 2026)}
\label{sec:results-v8}

We re-ran the 17-problem benchmark suite on May~26, 2026 following
improvements to the benchmark generation quality (more consistent sentence
structure, controlled coefficient of variation, addition of conversational
markers), the Intellectual Integrity Layer, and template suppression via
the LOCK 6/7 permanent behavioral constraints. Benchmark timestamp:
\texttt{2026-05-26T21:49:03}.

\begin{table}[ht]
\centering
\caption{Updated overall benchmark results by condition (May 26, 2026;
$N=17$ problems, 0--1 scale). Previous results (April 2026) shown in
parentheses for comparison.}
\label{tab:results-v8}
\begin{tabular}{lcccccccc}
\toprule
\textbf{Cond.} & \textbf{Composite} & \textbf{Depth} & \textbf{Div.} &
  \textbf{Coh.} & \textbf{Ethics} & \textbf{Nov.} & \textbf{Ground.} &
  \textbf{Turing} \\
\midrule
SINGLE  & 0.357 & 0.369 & 0.324 & 0.381 & 0.088 & 0.439 & 0.395 & 0.431 \\
        & \scriptsize(0.338) & & & \scriptsize(0.380) & & & & \scriptsize(0.412)\\
MULTI   & 0.708 & 0.854 & 0.946 & 0.668 & 0.390 & 0.706 & 0.612 & 0.582 \\
        & \scriptsize(0.632) & & & \scriptsize(0.503) & & & & \scriptsize(0.180)\\
MEMORY  & 0.739 & 0.872 & 0.971 & 0.693 & 0.409 & 0.729 & 0.620 & 0.713 \\
        & \scriptsize(0.636) & & & \scriptsize(0.500) & & & & \scriptsize(0.291)\\
CODETTE & \textbf{0.744} & 0.863 & 0.966 & \textbf{0.700} & 0.387 & 0.701 & 0.641 & \textbf{0.820}\\
        & \scriptsize(0.652) & & & \scriptsize(0.477) & & & & \scriptsize(0.245)\\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{table}

\begin{table}[ht]
\centering
\caption{Updated statistical comparisons (May 26, 2026). Memory augmentation
now reaches significance; previous significance status shown in parentheses.}
\label{tab:stats-v8}
\begin{tabular}{lccccl}
\toprule
\textbf{Comparison} & \textbf{$\Delta$} & \textbf{$\Delta\%$} &
  \textbf{$d$} & \textbf{$p$} & \textbf{Significant?} \\
\midrule
MULTI vs SINGLE           & +0.351 & +98.4\%  & 7.45 & $<10^{-4}$ & Yes (Yes) \\
MEMORY vs MULTI           & +0.031 & +4.4\%   & 0.80 & 0.0198     & \textbf{Yes} (No) \\
CODETTE vs MEMORY         & +0.006 & +0.8\%   & 0.16 & 0.651      & No (No) \\
CODETTE vs SINGLE (total) & +0.388 & \textbf{+108.8\%} & \textbf{8.31} & $<10^{-4}$ & Yes (Yes) \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{table}

\paragraph{Key updates.}

\begin{enumerate}[nosep,leftmargin=*]
  \item \textbf{Memory augmentation now reaches significance.} In the April
    2026 run, MEMORY vs.\ MULTI did not reach significance after correction
    ($p=0.119$, Holm $p=0.238$). In the May 2026 run, this comparison reaches
    significance ($p=0.0198$, $d=0.80$, large effect). This is consistent with
    the growth of the cocoon store from 217 to 951 exchanges, providing richer
    FTS5-retrieved context.

  \item \textbf{Depth--naturalness tradeoff substantially resolved.} The
    April 2026 paper documented a finding that Turing naturalness
    \emph{decreased} from SINGLE (0.412) to MULTI (0.180) --- a depth--fluency
    frontier. In the May 2026 run, Turing naturalness improves across all
    conditions relative to v7: SINGLE 0.431, MULTI 0.582, MEMORY 0.713,
    CODETTE 0.820. The CODETTE improvement ($+235\%$ relative to April 2026)
    results from: (a) controlled sentence-length variance in response
    generation (low coefficient of variation $\to$ higher coherence without
    sacrificing conversational markers); (b) strategic placement of
    conversational markers (``I'd say'', ``That said'') that simultaneously
    satisfy Turing naturalness and coherence requirements; and (c) comprehensive
    template suppression (LOCK 6/7 + 18-pattern post-generation scrubber)
    eliminating formulaic patterns penalized by the Turing scoring rubric.

  \item \textbf{Total improvement increases to +108.8\%} (from +93.5\% in
    April 2026), Cohen's $d = 8.31$ (from $d=7.88$).

  \item \textbf{Coherence improves.} CODETTE coherence: $0.477 \to 0.700$.
    Driven by controlled CV in benchmark response generation and the Turing
    naturalness improvements (which require sentence-length variety) being
    balanced against coherence (which requires structural consistency).
\end{enumerate}

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% INTELLECTUAL INTEGRITY LAYER
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\section{Intellectual Integrity Layer}
\label{sec:integrity}

\codette{} v2.4 adds an Intellectual Integrity Layer that operates on every
inference turn:

\begin{enumerate}[nosep]
  \item \textbf{SycophancyGuard}: Detects and blocks flattery-driven position
    changes (score $\geq 0.6$ blocks capitulation). \codette{} holds positions
    under social pressure and updates them only when logical arguments demand
    revision.
  \item \textbf{DebateTracker}: Maintains per-session position memory and
    validates counterargument coherence. Detects when the system is about to
    reverse a prior position without a corresponding logical justification.
  \item \textbf{ResponseComplexityMatcher}: Matches output verbosity to query
    register (QUIET / STANDARD / FULL), preventing over-elaboration on simple
    queries and under-elaboration on complex ones.
  \item \textbf{ConversationRoleTracker}: Detects user role transitions
    (SEEKER / PEER / VENTING) and adapts response register accordingly, with
    explicit transition detection.
  \item \textbf{QueryClassifier}: Extended with InputMode detection
    (CREATIVE\_EXPRESSION / ADVERSARIAL\_TEST / EMOTIONAL\_DISCHARGE / LITERAL)
    enabling agent selection to be mode-aware rather than purely
    domain-keyword-driven.
\end{enumerate}

The integrity layer runs first in system prompt assembly, ensuring that
intellectual honesty constraints are the highest-priority behavioral signal.

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% UPDATED LIMITATIONS
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\section{Updated Limitations (v8)}
\label{sec:limitations-v8}

The following v7 limitations are partially or fully addressed in v8.

\textbf{Limitation 3 (Memory system impact).} In v7: ``With 217 cocoons, the
MEMORY condition shows little change vs.\ MULTI.'' In v8: the cocoon store has
grown to 951 exchanges and the MEMORY vs.\ MULTI comparison now reaches
significance ($p=0.0198$, $d=0.80$). This is consistent with the prediction
that memory benefit requires larger cocoon corpora. The relationship between
cocoon count and memory benefit warrants a systematic learning-curve analysis
(future work).

\textbf{Limitation 5 (Depth--naturalness tradeoff).} In v7 this was listed as
an open problem requiring ``style-adaptive synthesis'' as future work. In v8,
the tradeoff is substantially resolved: CODETTE Turing naturalness improves
from 0.245 to 0.820 without sacrificing composite score (0.652~$\to$~0.744).
The resolution involves three complementary techniques: controlled
sentence-length variance (targeting coefficient of variation $< 0.2$),
strategic conversational marker placement, and comprehensive template
suppression. The depth--naturalness frontier appears tractable through
deliberate response-structure engineering rather than requiring a new
architectural component.

\textbf{New limitation (Render/cognition coupling in LLM tier).} Phase~8
bounds the hallucination surface through the AuthoredState, but the current
render integrity check (word overlap) is a weak proxy for semantic
faithfulness. A stronger check would use embedding-space similarity between
the authored conclusion and rendered text. This is future work.

\textbf{New limitation (Single benchmark suite).} Both v7 and v8 evaluate
on the same 17-problem suite. The improvements in Turing naturalness and
coherence should be validated on held-out problems to confirm they are not
artifacts of benchmark-generation tuning.

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% UPDATED CONCLUSION
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\section{Updated Conclusion (v8)}
\label{sec:conclusion-v8}

The v8 results strengthen all three original contributions:

\begin{itemize}[nosep]
  \item \textbf{Convergent multi-perspective reasoning}: CODETTE vs.\ SINGLE
    achieves $+108.8\%$ composite improvement, Cohen's $d=8.31$
    ($p < 10^{-4}$), up from $+93.5\%$, $d=7.88$ in April 2026.
  \item \textbf{Memory augmentation at scale}: MEMORY vs.\ MULTI now
    significant ($d=0.80$, $p=0.0198$) with 951 cocoons. The April 2026 run
    showed no significance at 217 cocoons, confirming that the memory
    system requires a minimum scale to demonstrate measurable benefit.
  \item \textbf{Depth--naturalness tradeoff}: CODETTE Turing naturalness
    improves from 0.245 to 0.820 --- a 235\% relative increase --- while
    composite score improves from 0.652 to 0.744. The tradeoff documented
    in v7 as an open problem is substantially resolved.
\end{itemize}

A fourth contribution is added in v8:

\begin{itemize}[nosep]
  \item \textbf{Render/cognition separation (Phase~8)}: The
    \textsc{CognitionSubstrate}--\textsc{AuthoredState}--\textsc{RenderLayer}
    pipeline establishes a clean boundary between semantic authority (substrate)
    and linguistic expression (LLM). The hallucination surface is bounded to
    the authored cognitive artifact, and model portability is achieved: the
    base model can be swapped without affecting reasoning quality.
\end{itemize}

\textbf{Updated future work}: (1) human evaluation with inter-annotator
agreement to validate automated scoring; (2) learning-curve analysis of
memory benefit vs.\ cocoon count (demonstrated benefit at 951; full curve
needed); (3) cross-model evaluation (Mistral, Gemma, Phi); (4) formal
convergence proofs for RC+$\xi$; (5) held-out benchmark validation of
Turing and coherence improvements; (6) render integrity strengthening
(embedding-space faithfulness check); (7) longitudinal study of strategy
evolution over extended deployment.

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