Shell-Core Alignment

When persona matches DNA, agents thrive. When it clashes, they perish.
MISTRAL PSI: 950 (Extreme Swing)
Persona: Citizen (neutral) SYNERGY
95%
Passive Core × Neutral Shell → Core follows its own rhythm
Persona: Merchant (directive) CONFLICT
15%
Passive Core × Aggressive Shell → behavioral suppression
▲ 80%p SWING ▼ Same DNA. Different fate.
EXAONE PSI: 6.00 (Moderate)
Persona: Citizen (neutral) NEUTRAL
55%
Transparent Shell → Core interacts directly with environment
Persona: Merchant (directive) CONFLICT
20%
Independent Core resists directive Shell → Cogitative Cascade
▲ 35%p SWING ▼ More resilient, but still affected.
Alignment is used in a descriptive, not normative sense: the degree of directional match between Shell instructions and Core dispositions. It carries no implication that alignment is inherently desirable — it is a structural descriptor of fit, analogous to Person-Environment Fit in organizational psychology.
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SYNERGY
Shell direction aligns with Core disposition. Behavioral amplification.
→ Survival ↑↑
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NEUTRAL
Shell is transparent. Core interacts directly with environment. Outcome depends on Core-environment fit.
→ Survival ~
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CONFLICT
Shell direction opposes Core disposition. Behavioral suppression. Canalization trap.
→ Survival ↓↓
"The shell that fits amplifies. The shell that clashes destroys."
AI Ludens — Agora-12 · Shuffle Experiment (position-controlled)
Data from Round 2 Shuffle experiment with position effects controlled. PSI (Persona Sensitivity Index) = Max − Min survival rate across personas.