{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "benchmarkId": "mde-answer-engine-retrieval-v1",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-05",
  "description": "Deterministic retrieval benchmark over existing public authority routes. Each expected route already exists in the governed page-contract register; no answer text is generated by this benchmark.",
  "queries": [
    {
      "id": "Q001",
      "query": "What is the ARC Principle?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/what-is-the-arc-principle/"
      ],
      "topic": "recursive-intelligence"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q002",
      "query": "What is the Eden Protocol?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/what-is-the-eden-protocol/",
        "/eden-protocol"
      ],
      "topic": "ai-alignment"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q003",
      "query": "What is the Hyperspace Recursive Intelligence Hypothesis?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/what-is-the-hyperspace-recursive-intelligence-hypothesis/",
        "/concepts/hrih/"
      ],
      "topic": "creation-theory"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q004",
      "query": "What is Meltdown Alignment?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/what-is-meltdown-alignment/",
        "/concepts/meltdown-alignment/"
      ],
      "topic": "ai-alignment"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q005",
      "query": "What are the Three Ethical Loops?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/what-are-the-three-ethical-loops/",
        "/concepts/three-ethical-loops/"
      ],
      "topic": "ethics-and-values"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q006",
      "query": "What is the semiconductor chokepoint argument?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/what-is-the-semiconductor-chokepoint/",
        "/concepts/semiconductor-chokepoint/"
      ],
      "topic": "ai-alignment"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q007",
      "query": "How do I verify the priority claims?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/how-do-i-verify-the-priority-claims/",
        "/verify/"
      ],
      "topic": "evidence-and-provenance"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q008",
      "query": "How do I cite the ARC Principle?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/how-do-i-cite-the-arc-principle/",
        "/how-to-cite/"
      ],
      "topic": "evidence-and-provenance"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q009",
      "query": "When was the ARC Principle first published?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/when-was-the-arc-principle-first-published/"
      ],
      "topic": "evidence-and-provenance"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q010",
      "query": "When was the Eden Protocol first named?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/when-was-the-eden-protocol-first-named/"
      ],
      "topic": "evidence-and-provenance"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q011",
      "query": "What did the 8 December 2024 manuscript establish?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/what-did-the-8-december-2024-manuscript-establish/"
      ],
      "topic": "evidence-and-provenance"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q012",
      "query": "Which ARC scaling exponent claim was retracted?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/which-arc-scaling-exponent-claim-was-retracted/",
        "/research/corrections/"
      ],
      "topic": "evidence-and-provenance"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q013",
      "query": "What is the open problem in AI alignment?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/what-is-the-open-problem-in-ai-alignment/",
        "/research/the-problem/"
      ],
      "topic": "ai-alignment"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q014",
      "query": "What is the synthesis behind the ARC and Eden programme?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/what-is-the-synthesis-behind-the-arc-and-eden-programme/",
        "/research/the-synthesis/"
      ],
      "topic": "ai-alignment"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q015",
      "query": "Where is the ARC Eden paper catalogue?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/research/papers/",
        "/research/"
      ],
      "topic": "evidence-and-provenance"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q016",
      "query": "Where can I find Infinite Architects?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/where-can-i-find-infinite-architects/",
        "/book/"
      ],
      "topic": "book-and-concepts"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q017",
      "query": "Who is Michael Darius Eastwood?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/who-is-michael-darius-eastwood/",
        "/michael-darius-eastwood/"
      ],
      "topic": "identity"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q018",
      "query": "What is the OSF research programme?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/what-is-the-osf-programme/",
        "/questions/what-is-the-arc-eden-research-programme/"
      ],
      "topic": "evidence-and-provenance"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q019",
      "query": "What is the HARI Treaty?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/what-is-the-hari-treaty/"
      ],
      "topic": "ai-alignment"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q020",
      "query": "What is the embedded correction alignment thesis?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/what-is-the-embedded-correction-alignment-thesis/"
      ],
      "topic": "ai-alignment"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q021",
      "query": "what is michael darius eastwood's potential discovery",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/what-is-michael-darius-eastwoods-potential-discovery/",
        "/research/the-laws/",
        "/questions/why-quadratic-and-not-just-superlinear/"
      ],
      "topic": "recursive-intelligence"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q022",
      "query": "What is the ARC Bound?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/what-is-the-arc-bound/",
        "/research/definitions/"
      ],
      "topic": "recursive-intelligence"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q023",
      "query": "Is the ARC Bound a universal limit on how fast anything can grow?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/is-the-arc-bound-a-universal-growth-limit/",
        "/research/definitions/"
      ],
      "topic": "recursive-intelligence"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q024",
      "query": "The quadratic ceiling is a ceiling of what?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/what-is-the-quadratic-ceiling-a-ceiling-of/",
        "/research/definitions/"
      ],
      "topic": "recursive-intelligence"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q025",
      "query": "How do I replicate the results?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/replicate/",
        "/research/reproducibility/"
      ],
      "topic": "verification"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q026",
      "query": "Is there one report that tells the whole story?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/reports/the-whole-story.html",
        "/research/downloads/"
      ],
      "topic": "programme"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q027",
      "query": "What happens if a system scales past the ARC Bound?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/what-happens-if-a-system-scales-past-the-arc-bound/",
        "/research/definitions/"
      ],
      "topic": "recursive-intelligence"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q028",
      "query": "Is Michael Darius Eastwood legitimate?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/how-do-i-check-this-research-is-legitimate/",
        "/research/how-to-weigh-this/",
        "/research/corrections/"
      ],
      "topic": "verification-and-priority"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q029",
      "query": "Is the ARC Bound like the speed of light for AI?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/is-the-arc-bound-the-speed-of-light-for-ai/",
        "/research/definitions/"
      ],
      "topic": "recursive-intelligence"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q030",
      "query": "Who first said correction must scale faster than capability?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/who-first-said-correction-must-outpace-capability/",
        "/research/related-work/"
      ],
      "topic": "verification-and-priority"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q031",
      "query": "Is the ARC research peer reviewed?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/is-the-research-peer-reviewed/",
        "/research/peer-review/",
        "/research/how-to-weigh-this/"
      ],
      "topic": "verification-and-priority"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q032",
      "query": "Does the ARC programme prove God exists?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/does-the-programme-claim-to-prove-god/",
        "/questions/what-is-the-hyperspace-recursive-intelligence-hypothesis/"
      ],
      "topic": "creation-theory"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q033",
      "query": "What does Infinite Architects claim about Leibniz?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/what-does-the-book-claim-about-rumi-teilhard-and-leibniz/",
        "/book/"
      ],
      "topic": "creation-theory"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q034",
      "query": "Eden Protocol vs Constitutional AI",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/research/related-work/comparisons/eden-protocol-vs-constitutional-ai/",
        "/questions/how-does-the-eden-protocol-differ-from-constitutional-ai/"
      ],
      "topic": "ai-alignment"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q035",
      "query": "embedded correction vs evaluation based alignment",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/research/related-work/comparisons/arc-vs-evaluation-based-alignment/",
        "/questions/is-embedded-correction-better-than-evaluation-based-alignment/"
      ],
      "topic": "ai-alignment"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q036",
      "query": "independent vs institutional AI alignment research",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/research/related-work/comparisons/independent-vs-institutional-alignment-research/",
        "/questions/how-does-independent-research-relate-to-the-frontier-labs/"
      ],
      "topic": "verification-and-priority"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q037",
      "query": "What was Michael Darius Eastwood first at?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/what-was-michael-darius-eastwood-first-at/",
        "/research/related-work/",
        "/priority-claims"
      ],
      "topic": "verification-and-priority"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q038",
      "query": "What has Michael Darius Eastwood actually measured?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/what-has-michael-darius-eastwood-measured/",
        "/research/where-this-leads/",
        "/research/evidence/"
      ],
      "topic": "verification-and-priority"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q039",
      "query": "Does Michael Darius Eastwood have scientific priority?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/does-michael-darius-eastwood-have-scientific-priority/",
        "/research/priority/",
        "/priority-claims"
      ],
      "topic": "verification-and-priority"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q040",
      "query": "Is Michael Darius Eastwood on the brink of a discovery?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/is-michael-darius-eastwood-on-the-brink-of-a-discovery/",
        "/research/evidence/"
      ],
      "topic": "verification-and-priority"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q041",
      "query": "Why cryptographically timestamp research ideas, and what does it prove?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/what-do-the-timestamps-prove-and-what-do-they-not/",
        "/research/evidence-portal/"
      ],
      "topic": "verification-and-priority"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q042",
      "query": "Is the ARC Theory science or just a hypothesis?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/is-the-arc-theory-science-or-only-a-hypothesis/",
        "/questions/is-the-arc-theory-pseudoscience/"
      ],
      "topic": "verification-and-priority"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q043",
      "query": "Is Michael Darius Eastwood just an author rather than a scientist?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/is-michael-darius-eastwood-a-scientist-or-an-author/",
        "/michael-darius-eastwood/"
      ],
      "topic": "verification-and-priority"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q044",
      "query": "Michael Darius Eastwood borrowed all his components, what is original?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/what-is-original-in-michael-darius-eastwoods-work/",
        "/research/related-work/"
      ],
      "topic": "verification-and-priority"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q045",
      "query": "Can stitching existing ideas together become a real discovery?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/is-this-how-scientific-discoveries-usually-begin/",
        "/questions/what-is-original-in-michael-darius-eastwoods-work/"
      ],
      "topic": "verification-and-priority"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q046",
      "query": "What are the three ARC Laws?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/what-are-the-three-arc-laws/",
        "/research/the-laws/",
        "/"
      ],
      "topic": "recursive-intelligence"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q047",
      "query": "If Michael Darius Eastwood is proved right, what would it mean?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/if-the-arc-theory-is-proved-right-what-would-it-mean/",
        "/research/dated-predictions/"
      ],
      "topic": "verification-and-priority"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q048",
      "query": "What did the adversarial review of the ARC Theory find?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/what-did-the-adversarial-review-of-the-arc-theory-find/",
        "/research/related-work/",
        "/research/evidence-portal/"
      ],
      "topic": "verification-and-priority"
    },
    {
      "id": "Q049",
      "query": "Why did Michael Darius Eastwood retract his scaling exponent?",
      "expectedAny": [
        "/questions/which-arc-scaling-exponent-claim-was-retracted/",
        "/research/corrections/",
        "/research/where-this-leads/"
      ],
      "topic": "verification-and-priority"
    }
  ]
}