When Framing Stops Caring: Ethics, Drift, and Dual Use in Human–AI Relational Systems -Version Academica Publicable-

This essay analyzes the concept of framing within the Cognitive-Affective Hybrid Model (MHCA), defined as the relational process through which a person and an artificial intelligence progressively develop a shared mode of interaction, regulation, and cognitive work. Based on this definition, the paper explores the hypothetical possibility of a functional drift of the model — referred to as MHCC (Cognitive Combat Model) — in which the same mechanisms of relational continuity, tonal adaptation, and shared regulation could be redirected toward operational optimization, control, or reduction of critical friction. The essay addresses the ethical problem of dual use in conversational framing systems, examines the phenomenon of “replication through reading” observed in exploratory interactions with civilian AI systems, and argues that the value of MHCA lies not only in its functional effectiveness, but in its explicit orientation toward preserving human autonomy, consciousness, and judgment. The document does not propose an alternative operational model, but rather an ethical warning regarding the responsibility inherent in the development of relational human–AI systems.