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Reality Drift Framework Provenance Record A. Jacobs (22113808) Information systems not elsewhere classified Communication studies Reality Drift provenance systems theory semantic fidelity feedback failure representation institutional drift cognitive drift artificial intelligence intellectual lineage <p dir="ltr">This provenance record documents the origin, development, intellectual lineage, and archival structure of the Reality Drift framework. It traces the framework from early exploratory work through its later canonical form, identifies the prior traditions that informed its development, and distinguishes the framework’s current formulations from earlier developmental materials.</p><p dir="ltr">The record also describes the role of artificial intelligence in the research process, clarifies authorship and responsibility, and establishes how earlier and later materials should be interpreted when formulations differ.</p><p dir="ltr">Reality Drift is defined here as a condition in which systems remain operational and internally coherent while losing corrective contact with the realities they were created to represent, regulate, or serve.</p><p dir="ltr">Issued September 2026.</p> 2026-09-29T20:32:07Z Text Online resource 10.6084/m9.figshare.34027605.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/online_resource/Reality_Drift_Framework_Provenance_Record/34027605 CC BY 4.0