Stress-Test Protocol for Emergent Planetary Intelligence
Stress-Test Protocol for Emergent Planetary Intelligence Executive Summary This protocol proposes a scientific framework for evaluating whether a simulated world demonstrates characteristics consistent with emergent planetary intelligence rather than simple adaptation, optimization, or short-term survival. The framework is designed for Earth-system-inspired simulations, artificial-life environments, and complex adaptive systems where climate, biosphere, information networks, infrastructure, and coordination structures evolve together. The central hypothesis is that a stronger candidate for planetary intelligence is not defined by control or resistance to change alone, but by the capacity to: - Detect planetary-scale stress. - Integrate information across multiple system layers. - Coordinate responses across distributed networks. - Preserve biospheric and planetary functions. - Adaptively reorganize structures while maintaining stability. - Avoid or recover from destructive tipping casc...