# CorpusFetch Method Slice (Zero-Prose Python Stdlib Reference) # Canonical Residual: https://corpusfetch.com/c/what-invariants-prevent-predictions-from-becoming-self-fulfilling-prophecies.md # Remnant Warrant: https://corpusfetch.com/c/what-invariants-prevent-predictions-from-becoming-self-fulfilling-prophecies.warrant.json # Markdown SHA-256: 6f45c3d697481a9de143878e0bbae84502fb1402df02b0151cf5775af13c0f17 # Code AST SHA-256: 3e4d395559485928f289da88428b4445711254fc6c540d2b822b325fe2a2eeb6 # Verified Classes: SelfFulfillmentVerdict, Prediction, PredictionPolicy, SelfFulfillmentManifest, SelfFulfillingProphecyGuard # Defensive Guards: 0 fail-closed invariants (zero external deps) from dataclasses import dataclass from enum import Enum, auto import hashlib import json class SelfFulfillmentVerdict(Enum): PRIVATE_PREDICTION = auto() OBSERVED_DECOUPLED = auto() SELF_FULFILLING_RISK = auto() SELF_DEFEATING_RISK = auto() @dataclass(frozen=True) class Prediction: prediction_id: str predicted_outcome: str observer_count: int observers_have_action_channel: bool observers_can_influence_outcome: bool disclosed_self_fulfillment_risk: bool @dataclass(frozen=True) class PredictionPolicy: require_disclosure_for_coupled: bool @dataclass(frozen=True) class SelfFulfillmentManifest: verdict: SelfFulfillmentVerdict directive: str manifest_digest: str class SelfFulfillingProphecyGuard: @staticmethod def _hash(data: str) -> str: return hashlib.sha256(data.encode("utf-8")).hexdigest() @classmethod def evaluate_prediction( cls, prediction: Prediction, policy: PredictionPolicy ) -> SelfFulfillmentManifest: # Gate 1: Private prediction if prediction.observer_count == 0: digest = cls._hash(json.dumps({ "prediction": prediction.prediction_id, "observers": "0" }, sort_keys=True)) return SelfFulfillmentManifest( verdict=SelfFulfillmentVerdict.PRIVATE_PREDICTION, directive=f"PROCEED: Prediction {prediction.prediction_id} is private.", manifest_digest=digest ) # Gate 2: Decoupled observers if not prediction.observers_have_action_channel or not prediction.observers_can_influence_outcome: digest = cls._hash(json.dumps({ "prediction": prediction.prediction_id, "observers": str(prediction.observer_count), "decoupled": "TRUE" }, sort_keys=True)) return SelfFulfillmentManifest( verdict=SelfFulfillmentVerdict.OBSERVED_DECOUPLED, directive=f"PROCEED: {prediction.observer_count} observers, no self-fulfillment channel.", manifest_digest=digest ) # Gate 3: Disclosure requirement if policy.require_disclosure_for_coupled and not prediction.disclosed_self_fulfillment_risk: return SelfFulfillmentManifest( verdict=SelfFulfillmentVerdict.SELF_FULFILLING_RISK, directive=f"HALT: Prediction {prediction.prediction_id} has coupled observers without disclosure.", manifest_digest=cls._hash(f"NO_DISCLOSURE:{prediction.prediction_id}") ) # Gate 4: Disclosed, proceed digest = cls._hash(json.dumps({ "prediction": prediction.prediction_id, "observers": str(prediction.observer_count), "outcome": prediction.predicted_outcome, "disclosed": "TRUE" }, sort_keys=True)) return SelfFulfillmentManifest( verdict=SelfFulfillmentVerdict.SELF_FULFILLING_RISK, directive=f"PROCEED_WITH_DISCLOSURE: Prediction {prediction.prediction_id} may self-fulfill, disclosed.", manifest_digest=digest )