Research governance
Research Integrity Statement
Collective-State Inference is an evolving research program. Its public materials distinguish theoretical proposals, working drafts, empirical evidence, and future research so that readers can evaluate claims in their proper context.
Commitments
How the work is presented
- Clear status. Working papers and conceptual materials are identified as such and may change through scholarly review.
- Qualified claims. Proposed constructs and mechanisms are not presented as validated findings before empirical support exists.
- Level discipline. Individual, relational, collective, and organizational-system phenomena are not treated as interchangeable.
- Transparency. Material revisions, framework versions, and research milestones are documented where practical.
- Uncertainty. CSI should preserve uncertainty, plausible alternatives, and contextual limitations rather than assign essentialized group labels.
- Human oversight. Collective-state estimates are intended to support accountable human reasoning, not replace it.
- Responsible boundaries. In settings where evidence is weak, surveillance risk is excessive, or consequences cannot be governed, CSI should not be attempted.
- Scholarly dialogue. Constructive criticism, replication, alternative explanations, and interdisciplinary collaboration are welcomed.