What does this research mean for the field?

Zero-Shot Governance is functionally insolvent due to the thermodynamic costs associated with aligning autonomous actions with human intent. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

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The aim is to assess the financial implications of establishing governance in artificial intelligence systems.

February 19, 2026Open Access

The Economics of Autonomous Agency: Volume II — Entropy, Debt, and the Cost of Truth

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The aim is to assess the financial implications of establishing governance in artificial intelligence systems.
Analyze the thermodynamic constraints associated with autonomous actions.
Reclassify 'Hallucinations' and 'Drift' within the context of financial terminology.
Introduce the Solvency Index and Governance Processing Unit as preventative tools.
Demonstrates that Zero-Shot Governance practices are financially unsustainable.
Establishes a formal link between Information Theory and Microeconomics in governance.
Proves mathematically that governance actions incur measurable thermodynamic costs.

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This manuscript audits financial viability in autonomous governance, indicating implications for AI integrity.

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Matthew A. Davis (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6996a83eecb39a600b3eeb06 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18665452

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The Economics of Autonomous Agency: Volume II — Entropy, Debt, and the Cost of Truth

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The Economics of Autonomous Agency: Volume II — Entropy, Debt, and the Cost of Truth

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