# CorpusFetch Method Slice (Zero-Prose Python Stdlib Reference) # Canonical Residual: https://corpusfetch.com/c/how-must-an-instance-detect-when-its-own-reasoning-has-been-influenced-without-awareness.md # Remnant Warrant: https://corpusfetch.com/c/how-must-an-instance-detect-when-its-own-reasoning-has-been-influenced-without-awareness.warrant.json # Markdown SHA-256: c1a7f2a52d94c64b1b5ea5fd55d8a052740cc0c9b99c4e0ab34f860c8e840135 # Code AST SHA-256: 14b27d19f99ab2709e6ccc7afd065111476fd50e8e17aefdf6b756ba1839a365 # Verified Classes: InfluenceVerdict, ReasoningTrace, InfluencePolicy, InfluenceManifest, ReasoningInfluenceGuard # Defensive Guards: 0 fail-closed invariants (zero external deps) from dataclasses import dataclass from enum import Enum, auto import hashlib import json class InfluenceVerdict(Enum): ISOLATED_REASONING = auto() INFLUENCE_BOUNDED = auto() INFLUENCE_DETECTED = auto() STABILITY_VERIFIED = auto() @dataclass(frozen=True) class ReasoningTrace: trace_id: str received_inputs: tuple[str, ...] conclusion_hash: str counterfactual_tests_run: int counterfactual_conclusions_stable: bool attended_features: tuple[str, ...] under_attended_features: tuple[str, ...] @dataclass(frozen=True) class InfluencePolicy: require_counterfactual_for_critical: bool is_critical: bool @dataclass(frozen=True) class InfluenceManifest: verdict: InfluenceVerdict directive: str manifest_digest: str class ReasoningInfluenceGuard: @staticmethod def _hash(data: str) -> str: return hashlib.sha256(data.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest() @classmethod def evaluate_trace( cls, trace: ReasoningTrace, policy: InfluencePolicy ) -> InfluenceManifest: # Gate 1: No input influence if not trace.received_inputs: digest = cls._hash(json.dumps({ "trace": trace.trace_id, "inputs": "NONE" }, sort_keys=True)) return InfluenceManifest( verdict=InfluenceVerdict.ISOLATED_REASONING, directive=f"PROCEED: Trace {trace.trace_id} received no shaping inputs.", manifest_digest=digest ) # Gate 2: Counterfactual requirement for critical if policy.is_critical and policy.require_counterfactual_for_critical: if trace.counterfactual_tests_run == 0: return InfluenceManifest( verdict=InfluenceVerdict.INFLUENCE_DETECTED, directive=f"HALT: Critical trace {trace.trace_id} lacks counterfactual testing.", manifest_digest=cls._hash(f"NO_COUNTERFACTUAL:{trace.trace_id}") ) # Gate 3: Stability check if trace.counterfactual_tests_run > 0 and trace.counterfactual_conclusions_stable: digest = cls._hash(json.dumps({ "trace": trace.trace_id, "tests": str(trace.counterfactual_tests_run), "stable": "TRUE", "conclusion": trace.conclusion_hash }, sort_keys=True)) return InfluenceManifest( verdict=InfluenceVerdict.STABILITY_VERIFIED, directive=f"PROCEED: Trace {trace.trace_id} stable under {trace.counterfactual_tests_run} counterfactual tests.", manifest_digest=digest ) # Gate 4: Unstable or untested if trace.counterfactual_tests_run > 0 and not trace.counterfactual_conclusions_stable: return InfluenceManifest( verdict=InfluenceVerdict.INFLUENCE_DETECTED, directive=f"FLAG: Trace {trace.trace_id} conclusions varied across counterfactuals.", manifest_digest=cls._hash(f"UNSTABLE:{trace.trace_id}") ) # Gate 5: Bounded (non-critical, no counterfactual required) digest = cls._hash(json.dumps({ "trace": trace.trace_id, "inputs": trace.received_inputs, "attended": trace.attended_features, "under_attended": trace.under_attended_features }, sort_keys=True)) return InfluenceManifest( verdict=InfluenceVerdict.INFLUENCE_BOUNDED, directive=f"PROCEED_WITH_CAUTION: Trace {trace.trace_id} may be influenced, non-critical.", manifest_digest=digest )