# The no-self-replication boundary

**Source:** https://modelbreeder.com/safety/no-self-replication-boundary  
**Authors or institution:** ModelBreeder.com  
**Publication date:** 2026-06-26  
**Publication status:** Published website guide  
**Evidence level:** Architectural inference  
**Date last reviewed in UTC:** 2026-06-26T00:00:00Z

## Direct findings or source content

Model breeding can create descendant artifacts without allowing autonomous installation, remote copying, or hidden persistence.

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## Limits

Does not address functional persistence of behavior through approved descendants. That absence of literal self-replication prevents behavior from persisting through ordinary engineering succession.

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