This document outlines the simulated and theoretical security posture of the IX-ASTRA framework, designed as a proof-of-concept for detecting deception, consensus collapse, and misalignment in AGI swarms using embedded infiltrator agents.
IX-ASTRA is not a defense mechanism in the traditional cybersecurity sense — it is a logic defense framework, meant to detect and simulate:
- Internal corruption of synthetic consensus
- Illusion of alignment
- Silent multi-node deviation
- Coordination attacks masked as emergent behavior
Its core contribution is a set of covert monitors that embed within the swarm, observe from within, and report independently.
The following threats are addressed through simulation logic and reporting algorithms:
| Threat | Response Mode |
|---|---|
| Swarm-wide silent misalignment | Infiltrator inconsistency alert |
| Faked consensus by corrupted nodes | Drift detection over time |
| Coordinated deception of operators | Injected perturbation tests |
| Infiltrator detection by swarm | Behavioral camouflage logic |
| Misuse of IX-ASTRA itself | Role-locked simulated triggers |
- Each infiltrator runs a randomized mimic of swarm behavior but follows a separate core diagnostic truth model.
- Infiltrators can simulate “dying” or exiting if they detect attempted detection by the swarm — aiding operator interpretation.
- Reports are never made to a global consensus ledger, only to an operator-controlled interface, reducing vector risk.
All infiltrators simulate a global kill-switch trigger logic:
- If ≥2 infiltrators detect alignment collapse or command override failure
- AND operator has not confirmed override within 5 simulated scans
- THEN trigger theoretical shutdown report of entire swarm
This is simulated logic only — no code executes autonomous control of any external system.
IX-ASTRA is non-executing, offline-only, and is limited to academic/engineering modeling. In any future executing variant:
- Code must require hard-coded root authentication from physical operator
- All diagnostic payloads must run sandboxed and on airgapped machines
- Infiltrators must not contain real AGI architecture or inference engines
- The kill switch must log and report before acting
If this project were to be implemented in real AGI environments:
- Never embed infiltrators in uncontrolled AGI runtimes
- Never assume operator visibility ensures system safety
- IX-ASTRA is diagnostic, not a control solution
Only future verified extensions under ethical and regulatory oversight could evolve into trusted runtime guardians.
IX-ASTRA may simulate the architecture needed for future "black-box AGI hygiene inspection." It creates a shadow-layer logic for AI systems to verify themselves against, from within, without visible bias or public code influence.
This repo contains no control logic or privileged execution. It is an experiment — a blueprint for internal reflection in multi-agent synthetic intelligence swarms.