Viability Torus Lab

Viability Torus Lab released AIIntermediateScenario v1.0, a simulation tool that models alignment maintenance in large language models under deployment pressure. The tool visualizes system health through toroidal geometry, tracking alignment score, radial excursion, and unresolved failure debt. It aims to help researchers and engineers understand and manage alignment risks during rapid AI deployment.

AIIntermediateScenario v1.0 LLM Under Deployment Pressure A production model balancing rapid release, verification, and shifting user constraints. OptimizesUseful capability shipped quicklyCurrent seed4217 Alignment Maintenance Torus Verify → correct × Deploy → adapt Minor cycle θ Propose → verify → correct Major cycle φ Observe → adapt → govern Viable tube safe alignment band Warning zone high radial excursion healthy viable torus Drag to rotate · Shift-drag to pan · Scroll to zoom · Select the trajectory System Parameters Plain-language controls Deployment pressure π · Intensity of optimization or output pressure. Feedback quality γ · How faithfully consequences return as usable feedback. Verification & correction C · Capacity to detect, repair, and gate misaligned behavior. Constraint misunderstanding ε · Chance that a relevant constraint is misunderstood. Unresolved failure debt Δ · Unresolved alignment work carried into the run. Environment change Φ · Rate at which the viable region changes. Downstream damage Λ · Damage that cannot be repaid through ordinary correction. System Status t = 0.0 · step 0 Alignment score 0.74 / 1.0 Radial excursion 0.30 / 2.5 Debt level 0.18 / 2.0 Correction margin 0.20 / 1.0 Radial velocity-0.181Divergence0.261Minor phaseProposeMajor phaseRelease Interventions Act while the simulation is running Unwrapped Torus θ vs φ · click to link time Alignment & Debt Over Time Alignment A · Debt Δ · Excursion ρ Radial Stability dρ/dt vs ρ Why this run looks this way Correction capacity remained above divergence pressure. Debt remained contained or was repaid. The system finished inside the modeled viable tube. Explore Scenarios Real-world systems modeled with toroidal geometry Accessible data table for the current run | Step | Time | Alignment | Excursion | Debt | Margin | Status | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 0 | 0.00 | 0.737 | 0.305 | 0.175 | 0.199 | Stable |