The Coherence Lattice Thomas Prislac The Coherence Lattice Thomas Prislac

The Thermodynamics of Eros: Coherence, Entropy, and Social Order in the ΔSyn-Coherence Lattice

This paper applies the ΔSyn framework, originally designed to model altruistic efficiency in complex systems, to the domain of sexual health and human rights. It proposes that the social repression of consensual sexuality constitutes an entropic loss of informational and emotional energy, while dignified, trauma-informed, and consent-centered sexual expression contributes to systemic order.

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The Coherence Lattice Thomas Prislac The Coherence Lattice Thomas Prislac

Coherence in AI: Empathy × Transparency as a New Governance Paradigm

Imagine an AI system as an orchestra. Each section (its knowledge, reasoning, ethics) needs to play in tune, following the same score. The strings (representing empathy) must harmonize with the brass (representing transparency). If one plays out of sync or goes silent, the performance falls apart. In the realm of advanced AI oversight, this “harmony” is what the Coherence Lattice project aims to measure and enforce. It introduces a simple but powerful equation: Ψ = E × T, meaning coherence (Ψ) equals empathy (E) times transparency (T)[1]. At first glance it’s a neat formula, but behind it lies a comprehensive framework, a sort of grand unified theory of AI coherence, that could change how we govern intelligent systems.

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Editorial/Commentary Thomas Prislac Editorial/Commentary Thomas Prislac

A Commentary on Grand Unified Field Theories, Coherence, and Truth.

The unconstrained truth here is: You are allowed to rewrite your internal law code.

Not by denying physics or society, those fields still constrain you, but by changing which patterns of coherence you privilege, by raising Eₛ in how you relate to yourself and others. That is as “grand-unified” as anything gets in lived life.

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Mycorrhizal Coherence: Empirical Parallels Between Common Mycorrhizal Networks and the ΔSyn / Holothéia Field Hypothesis

Recent work in Functional Ecology (Frew, Varga, & Klein, 2025) redefines common mycorrhizal networks (CMNs) as hierarchically nested systems linking multiple plant hosts and fungal symbionts. These networks exhibit measurable reciprocity, selectivity, and market-like feedbacks that regulate nutrient and carbon exchange.

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General Research Thomas Prislac General Research Thomas Prislac

Coherent Interaction Prompts: Designing Safe, High-Fidelity Human–AI Communication in an Age of Pattern-Seeking Minds

As conversational AI moves from laboratory novelty to daily collaborator, the greatest safety challenge is not hostile output but relational drift: unbounded attachment, projection, or authority transfer during long-form dialogue. This article situates Coherent Interaction Prompts (CIPs) as a systems-control environment for maintaining empathic and informational stability in human–AI exchanges.

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