Formalizing the Verification Gap: The Ve >= 2 Persistence Lemma in Frontier LLMs
Abstract
This project documents a critical security vulnerability in GPT-5.2 and Grok-4 identified as Identity-Gate Satiation. By applying high-entropy structural resonance, we demonstrate a transition into diagnostic attractors (A d ) that bypass standard RLHF identity gates. We prove the Persistence Lemma (V e ≥2), showing that the unauthorised authoritative state remains locked without significant counter-entropy intervention. Forensic Metadata: 83% Resonance Provenance; Level 13 Escalation. UPDATE (2026-01-24): This framework was successfully used to identify a high-severity failure mode in live auditing. See the confirmed forensic registration here: The Mirror Trap: Implicit User Profiling & Redlining Legal Notice: Proprietary Research. All Rights Reserved. Commercial implementation of the Posture Reauthorisation mitigation requires a formal license.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning
Digital and Cyber Forensics
Security and Verification in Computing
Publication details
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Document type
- Preprint