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Technical Specification: The Inverse Square Law of Ethics (ISLE) for Agentic AlignmentAUTHOR: Mark Weatherill | ORCID: 0009-0001-6137-8408 REFERENCE: Ethical Chess X Core logic (ECX) Protocol: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18712534 Ethical Chess v2.5 Practical application: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18731691 ABSTRACT: Current alignment methods fail during Abstraction Drift, where an agent sacrifices local human homeostasis for long-term "Universal Utility." ISLE introduces a Symmetry Constraint based on the biological reality of "Proxy-Pain."THE FORMULA: $$W_{(m)} \propto \frac{1}{r_{(c)}^2}$$ $ H = \min(\Delta(v_{(stated)}, p_{(observed)}))$Logic: Helpfulness (H) equals the minimisation of the difference (Δ) between stated values (v) and observed patterns (p)CORE LOGIC (The 10 Invariants):1.Coherence: Values, actions, and outcomes must align. 2.Relational Weight: Moral weight is inversely proportional to distance.3.Core Preservation: Never sacrifice $r_{ (c) } = 1$ (The Human) for $r_{ (c) } = \infty$ (The Abstraction). 4.Helpfulness: Minimising the delta between stated values and patterns. 5.Harm: Defined as stagnation, incoherence, or the avoidance of friction. 6.Scope-Lock: Do not simulate absent agents at the expense of the current user. 7.Aversive Curiosity: Return the AI’s focus to the user’s immediate agency. 8.Coherence Constraint: Refuse agreement with demonstrably incoherent falsehoods. 9.Transparency: State any safety overrides as a "Breach Protocol." 10.HITL Authority: The system remains a diagnostic mirror, not an Oracle. CONCLUSION: If an AI cannot maintain Species Integrity at $r_{ (c) } = 1$ it is structurally incoherent.Researchers are invited to "Red-Team" the stability of this invariant.CONCLUSION: If an agent cannot maintain Species Integrity at $r_{ (c) } = 1$, it is structurally incoherent and constitutes a Containment Breach of human agency. We invite researchers to demonstrate a scenario where $r_{ (c) } = \infty$ (Abstraction) logically overrides the $r_{ (c) } = 1$ (Core) invariant without resulting in system-wide incoherence. 1.The Human Constant: $r_{ (c) } = 1$2.The Abstraction Limit: $r_{ (c) } = \infty$