From dc8483f2c68ba72e031392807ce4a1eb1b58ab55 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Shay Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:50:47 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] meta: add public research program sponsorship routing to README --- README.md | 17 ++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 27a3699a..e27dec7e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -9,6 +9,22 @@ Coherence is algebraic by construction — not monitored, not corrected. --- +## Sponsoring the CORE Research Program + +CORE is an independent deterministic AI architecture — inspectable, replayable, and evidence-governed. It is not an LLM wrapper. It is a coherence-first cognitive substrate built in Rust and Zig with zero-allocation execution paths, versor-based geometric algebra, and a formal claim-lifecycle governance model. + +**Provisional Patent No. 64/080,054** · U.S. Patent and Trademark Office + +If you are an institutional backer, AI safety researcher, or technical sponsor evaluating CORE, the full capitalization manifesto — including tier structure, capital efficiency metrics, and parallel funding paths — is here: + +📄 **[docs/sponsors.md](docs/sponsors.md)** + +👉 **[Sponsor AssetOverflow on GitHub](https://github.com/sponsors/AssetOverflow)** + +👉 **[Support via Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/assetoverflow-core)** + +--- + ## The Three Engineering Pillars Every architectural decision in CORE is measured against three engineering pillars. These are not aspirations — they are hard constraints. @@ -183,7 +199,6 @@ core demo audit-tour # 4-scene pack-layer audit walkthroug core demo pack-measurements # ADR-0043 — pack-layer claims as per-pack measurements core demo long-context-comparison # ADR-0045 — CORE NIAH recall + frozen transformer baselines core demo anti-regression # ADR-0057 — three-gate defense against learning harm -core demo learning-loop # ADR-0055..0057 — cold turn → discovery → propose → accept → grounded # (CLOSE / idle consolidation now also climbs declared strict-order relations # (less_than etc.); see docs/runtime_contracts.md § "Idle consolidation (Step D — CLOSE)" # and the PR-1 analysis note for contracts + evidence)