Bidirectional Perturbation

Bidirectional Perturbation

The test has teeth if it runs both directions.

Direction 1: Induce via language. Translate from English into their emergent language. Speak fear to them. Do the affect signatures shift toward the fear motif? Does behavior change accordingly?

Direction 2: Induce via "neurochemistry." Perturb the hyperparameters that shape their dynamics—dropout rates, temperature, attention patterns, connectivity. These are their neurotransmitters, their hormonal state. Do the affect signatures shift? Does the translated language change? Does behavior follow?

Direction 3: Induce via environment. Place them in situations that would scare a human. Threaten their viability. Do all three—signature, language, behavior—move together?

If all three directions show consistent effects, the correlation is not artifact.