Symanthesism — Publications

Schroedingers Bible" Symanthesism: A Discipline for Understanding Interpretive Instability

Preprint Author: Nicholas H. Tucker & Dr. Gabrielle H. Tucker | Deposited: March 2026 | Repository: Zenodo

Like a quantum state, meaning exists in superposition until observed, collapsing into a single reality based on the observer's context. When that observer is in crisis—desperate, isolated, questioning the adequacy of their own truth—the text becomes an oracle of fatal certainty. This is hermeneutic collapse: the irreversible contraction of multiple possible interpretations into one, often dangerous, meaning. Throughout history, this same mechanism has caused individuals consulting sacred texts in desperation to interpret random fragments as divine instruction, sometimes with fatal consequences. In the age of AI, the speed, fluency, and apparent authority of machine outputs dramatically amplify this risk. We demand an ethics of interpretation that protects the vulnerable mind—not after harm occurs, but in the 300 milliseconds before meaning solidifies into fate.

Towards the Philosophy of Symanthesism: A Framework for Interpretive Stability

Preprint Author: Nicholas H. Tucker | Deposited: March 2026 | Repository: Zenodo

This document presents the philosophical foundations underlying the USIC technical system. It explores the hermeneutic conditions of human–machine meaning formation, the nature of interpretive instability, and the ethical implications of active semantic control. Includes formalisation of the Symanthesism framework as a boundary-change methodology for domains requiring stable interpretation.

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19311470

System and Method for Unified Semantic Interpretive Control in Human–Machine Interaction

Patent Applicant: Nicholas H. Tucker | Filed: 25 March 2026 | Jurisdiction: South Africa (CIPC)

A system and method for Unified Semantic Interpretive Control (USIC) operating as a Semantic Control Layer (SCL) positioned between users and machine intelligence systems. The system intercepts communication bidirectionally, detects interpretive instability using quantitative scoring functions (Support Contraction, Entropy Narrowing, Update Rigidity), and dynamically modifies communication to stabilise meaning prior to user comprehension. Model-agnostic, deployable across cloud, edge, and embedded environments.

Application No.: 2026/03456 (Provisional)

USIC Guardian: Real-Time Semantic Control Layer for LLM Interactions

Technical Report Author: Nicholas H. Tucker | Date: April 2026

Technical documentation for the USIC Guardian API implementation. Covers system architecture, mathematical framework (Ut = α·Cs + β·Ch + γ·Rt), domain-specific calibration (healthcare τ=0.6, finance τ=0.7), and deployment models. Includes API specification, scoring function validation, and intervention protocol documentation.

Mathematical Framework for Interpretive Instability Detection

Working Paper Author: Nicholas H. Tucker | Date: March 2026

Detailed exposition of the mathematical foundations for quantifying interpretive instability. Includes derivations for Support Contraction (Cs = 1 − 1/(‖θ‖₂² · n)), Entropy Narrowing (Ch = max(0, H(θₜ₋₁) − H(θₜ))), and Update Rigidity (Rt = 1 − min(D_KL, D_max)/D_max). Validation results from synthetic and real-world interaction datasets.

USIC Guardian — Reference Implementation

Software Repository: GitHub | License: MIT | Language: Python 3.12

Open-source reference implementation of the USIC Semantic Control Layer. Includes FastAPI backend, scoring module, guardian service, domain calibration tables, and interaction logging. Designed for integration with any LLM backend via API gateway, SDK, or proxy configuration.

Symanthesism Seminars — 2026 Proceedings

Conference Venue: University of Johannesburg, Mapungubwe | Date: 4 March 2026

Recordings and slide decks from the inaugural Symanthesism research seminars. Topics include: Schrödinger's Bible (philosophical formalisation), Semantic Collapse Detection Workshop, Hermeneutic Stress Testing, and AI & The Hermeneutics Of It All.