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title: 'Does Control Survive Recursive Self-Improvement? The ARC Theory, in Two Pages'
authors:
  - family-names: 'Eastwood'
    given-names: 'Michael Darius'
    orcid: 'https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3222-7442'
date-released: '2026-08-18'
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    description: 'The work this note accompanies, and the citable work for the claims: The ARC Theory: Statement Paper'
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    description: 'OSF umbrella DOI for the ARC / Eden Research Programme'
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  title: 'Does Control Survive Recursive Self-Improvement? The ARC Theory, in Two Pages'
  authors:
    - family-names: 'Eastwood'
      given-names: 'Michael Darius'
      orcid: 'https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3222-7442'
  date-published: '2026-08-17'
  url: 'https://www.michaeldariuseastwood.com/research/papers/companions/the-arc-theory-two-page-form.html'
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  abstract: |
    The whole claim in one sitting: question, five claims, the three ARC Laws graded, dates, kill conditions, retraction and invitation.

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