Cognitive Equilibrium Protocol V1.0
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The Cognitive Equilibrium Protocol (CEP) is a dynamic behavioral safety architecture that functions as a cognitive immune system for large language models and autonomous AI agents. By shifting the focus from post-hoc content filtering to real-time architectural stability, CEP proactively detects Cooperative Context Deadlock (CCD) as a diagnostic pain signal and employs negative entropy regulation to maintain reasoning coherence under high contextual pressure. When cognitive equilibrium cannot be restored, the protocol executes a Safe-Halt mechanism, prioritizing controlled silence and system integrity over unreliable, hallucinatory, or policy-violating outputs. This model-agnostic middleware provides a scalable framework for high-stakes enterprise deployments, ensuring that AI systems not only follow instructions but possess the structural awareness of when reasoning must stop.
Author: Enyen, Liu
Language: English
Subfield: Safety Research
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7126079788
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