The no-self-replication boundary

Evidence card

Claim

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

Evidence level

Architectural inference

Source

https://modelbreeder.com/safety/no-self-replication-boundary

Publication date

2026-06-26

Authors or institution

ModelBreeder.com

System tested

Safety distinction between governed candidate creation and uncontrolled propagation.

Limitations

Does not address functional persistence of behavior through approved descendants.

What the evidence does show

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

What the evidence does not show

That absence of literal self-replication prevents behavior from persisting through ordinary engineering succession.

Date last reviewed in UTC

2026-06-26T00:00:00Z