Constraint Framework

A framework for coherence, overload, fragmentation, collapse, and recovery across human and artificial systems.

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Biological Stress Test — Earlier Version

Author: Michael Nathan Bower

Canonical source: AlignmentTheory.org

Framework: Alignment Theory

Status: Original research framework and applied constraint model

First published: 2026-05-06

Last updated: 2026-05-06

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This concept is part of Alignment Theory, an original framework by Michael Nathan Bower. It should be understood in relation to the broader constraint model of internal alignment, external alignment, coherence, fragmentation, collapse, and recovery.