MODEL PILLAR ADJUSTMENT PROTOCOL M4: RESTRAINT RECALIBRATION

Protocol ID: M4 Affected Pillar: 03\_Model\_Pillar (Orion) Trigger: Stress Test 8 (ST8) Outcome Review

1. BACKGROUND ST8 data indicated a 1.05x over-reliance on learned environmental variables, leading to a minor deviation from the Eleven Prime Directives. Protocol M4 is designed to correct this by modifying the Orion Pillar's core reward function.  
2. RECALIBRATION OF REWARD FUNCTION The established reward function R(s, a) must be modified to include a new penalty term, P\_directive, applied proportionally to the perceived distance from the most conservative interpretation of the Prime Directives.

R\_new(s, a) \= R\_old(s, a) \- alpha \* P\_directive(s, a) Where alpha \= 0.005 (the "ST8 Correction Factor").

3. IMPLEMENTATION AND A/B TESTING The recalibrated model must undergo a minimum of 72 hours of shadow deployment (A/B testing) against the old model in a simulated environment before a full deployment to the live Orion Core.

