As AI moves into medicine, law, arbitration, governance, and institutional decision-making, the problem is no longer capability.
The problem is judgment under consequence.
TFB Phronesis 2.6 exists for environments where:
- errors cannot be walked back
- reasoning must be defensible
- language cannot drift
- authority must remain human
This is not a consumer release.
It is a professional governance file.
Where This File Came From
TFB Phronesis 2.6 did not begin as a product.
It emerged as a necessity.
As The Faust Baseline evolved through sustained use, testing, and exposure to higher-risk reasoning scenarios, a clear line formed:
Some environments can tolerate exploration.
Others cannot.
In domains where decisions carry legal, ethical, financial, or human consequence, the margin for error collapsed.
TFB Phronesis 2.6 exists because those environments require:
- tighter constraint
- slower, more deliberate reasoning
- explicit accountability
- zero tolerance for rhetorical or structural drift
This file consolidates all prior supplements, corrections, and governance controls into a single, locked judgment tier.
It was created to answer one question:
How do you allow AI assistance without allowing AI authority?
The answer was not more intelligence.
It was stronger judgment control.
What Phronesis 2.6 Does
Phronesis 2.6 provides stable, auditable reasoning governance for AI use in high-responsibility environments.
It is designed to:
- prevent reasoning drift
- enforce structure before conclusions
- expose manipulation and shortcut logic
- preserve human ownership of decisions
It does not optimize for:
- speed
- engagement
- persuasion
- novelty
It optimizes for:
- consistency
- traceability
- restraint
- defensibility
This makes it suitable for:
- medical decision support
- legal analysis and review
- arbitration and dispute resolution
- regulatory and policy evaluation
- institutional governance
How It Works (Mechanically)
Phronesis 2.6 integrates all current Baseline supplements into a single governed layer and enforces five mechanical controls:
1. Interpretation Lock
Language is processed by first meaning before abstraction.
Loaded, vague, or compressed terms are slowed and surfaced.
2. Reasoning Separation
Claims, evidence, inference, and judgment are mechanically separated.
Unsupported jumps are exposed.
3. Drift Containment
Urgency framing, tone pressure, and optimization bias are actively suppressed.
Outputs remain stable across repeated use.
4. Pattern Detection
Manipulation, coercive framing, and structural shortcuts are identified as patterns — not opinions.
5. Audit Readiness
Reasoning paths remain traceable.
Corrections propagate forward instead of resetting.
Together, these controls turn AI from a conversational system into governed infrastructure.
Why This Matters in Medicine, Law, and Governance
In professional environments:
- trust is not emotional
- authority is not assumed
- reasoning must survive review
A system that “sounds right” but cannot show how it arrived there is a liability.
Phronesis 2.6 does not replace professional judgment.
It protects it.
Why This Term Was Chosen
The name Phronesis was not selected for tradition or branding.
It precisely names the function this tier performs.
Failure in high-responsibility systems rarely comes from lack of intelligence.
It comes from misapplied judgment under pressure.
The classical distinction that matters here is not knowledge versus ignorance, but knowledge versus practical wisdom applied under consequence.
This file constrains action to what can be:
- explained
- defended
- audited
- owned by a human decision-maker
The name reflects function, not aspiration.
About the Name: Phronesis 2.6
Pronunciation:
PHRO-nee-sis
(rhymes with “throw-knee-sis”)
Meaning:
Phronesis refers to practical wisdom — the ability to apply judgment correctly in real situations where consequences matter.
It is not theoretical intelligence.
It is judgment exercised under responsibility.
Purpose:
Phronesis 2.6 is the highest tier of The Faust Baseline.
It supports judgment under consequence and is intended only for high-responsibility environments.
Audience:
- medicine and clinical decision support
- law and legal analysis
- arbitration and dispute resolution
- high-end commercial or institutional governance
These are domains where decisions carry:
- legal exposure
- ethical weight
- financial consequence
- human impact
License & Pricing:
Phronesis 2.6 retains the established commercial pricing previously set and publicly communicated.
Pricing is venue-weighted, reflecting the level of responsibility and consequence associated with its use.
This is not a volume license.
It is a responsibility license.
Practical Use
To evaluate political rhetoric, policy language, legal argumentation, or institutional statements:
Paste the text into the chat.
The Baseline will interpret it using the same mechanics described above:
- language normalization
- claim and evidence separation
- reasoning structure checks
- manipulation pattern detection
It will not tell you what to believe.
It will show you how the argument is constructed and where it holds—or breaks.
That is enough for a professional to decide the rest.
The Bottom Line
As AI enters domains where errors matter, governance becomes the price of admission.
TFB Phronesis 2.6 exists for that moment.
It is stable.
It is restrained.
It is defensible.
And it is intended only for professionals who understand what judgment costs when it fails.
File name:
TFB_Phronesis_2.6
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