C₂ Duet Programme – Companion Note fn2 - From Assistance to Contextual Co-Agency

This companion note clarifies the structural role of the C₂ Duet Programme following the publication of the initial working paper, pilot annexes, and field notes.It addresses recurring interpretive tensions observed in early discussions, particularly concerning agency, autonomy, responsibility, and anthropomorphic projection. Rather than introducing new empirical material, fn2 consolidates the conceptual boundaries of C₂ by distinguishing: assistance from co-agency, delegation from contextual responsibility, descriptive interpretation from ontological attribution. The document functions as a stabilizing reference layer between framework definition and pilot execution. It does not propose governance standards, metrics, or normative prescriptions. Non-Claims This document does not: claim AI consciousness or affect, generalize pilot observations, define compliance or governance standards, evaluate model performance.