Neurotransparency Specification (NTS) v2.0.0 — Formal Epistemic Compliance Standard

Neurotransparency Specification (NTS) v2.0.0

This release introduces a major normative revision of the Neurotransparency Specification, establishing a formal, machine-auditable compliance framework for epistemic transparency in AI–human research workflows.

Breaking Change

• This release constitutes a MAJOR version increment under ARI semantic versioning.
• NTS v2.0.0 supersedes all v1.x releases as the authoritative normative standard.
• Compliance claims against v1.x do not imply compliance with v2.0.0.

Core Advances

• Formalized Cognitive Influence Threshold defining when AI involvement triggers disclosure obligations.
• Introduced a binary compliance model distinguishing epistemically legitimate vs. non-compliant artifacts.
• Codified Human Epistemic Authority as an invariant: AI systems may influence reasoning but cannot own decisions.
• Defined structured disclosure, attribution, provenance, and integrity requirements without requiring chain-of-thought or raw prompt disclosure.
• Established reconstruction-in-principle standards for third-party audit and re-evaluation.

Architectural Clarifications

• Locked NTS’s position in the Aurora stack:
  • NTD — why epistemic transparency matters
  • NTS — what must be disclosed about AI influence
  • AWO — when disclosure artifacts are produced
  • CRI-CORE — whether required artifacts exist
• Explicitly scoped NTS as a normative specification, not a workflow engine, enforcement tool, or philosophical doctrine.

Repository & Governance Updates

• Updated specification metadata and documentation to v2.0.0.
• Added governed README with ARI-compliant metadata.
• Validated citation metadata (CITATION.cff) against the concept DOI.
• Confirmed CC BY 4.0 licensing for unrestricted reuse with attribution.
• Preserved full provenance via immutable logs and version control.

DOI

• Concept DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17809676
• A version-specific DOI will be minted for this release.

Adoption Note

NTS v2.0.0 is intended as a minimum disclosure standard for AI-influenced scientific artifacts.
It defines conditions of epistemic legitimacy, not correctness or scientific merit.

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© 2025 Waveframe Labs · Governed under the Aurora Research Initiative (ARI)

Neurotransparency Specification (NTS) v1.1.0 — Normative Standard for Cognitive Traceability

Neurotransparency Specification (NTS) v1.1.0 — Normative Standard for Cognitive Traceability

The Neurotransparency Specification (NTS) v1.1.0 defines the formal, normative standard for cognitive traceability in AI–human scientific workflows.
It establishes the mandatory structural, procedural, and evidentiary conditions under which any reasoning step may influence a scientific claim, analysis, or decision.

NTS v1.1.0 specifies:

• the required fields of a valid reasoning record,
• rules for role attribution and epistemic accountability,
• dereferenceable evidence-linkage and justification structure,
• cryptographic hash integrity constraints,
• deterministic ledger construction,
• attestation-independence and separation of duties,
• run-level conformance and invalidity propagation,
• archival and preservation requirements,
• and a compliance test matrix.

This release provides the first complete, enforceable, and machine-verifiable specification governing cognitive provenance across AI–human workflows.
NTS v1.1.0 forms the normative foundation for CRI-CORE enforcement and is required for all workflows operating under Aurora Workflow Orchestration (AWO) governance.

A fully formatted, publication-ready PDF is attached.

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Included in This Release

• NEUROTRANSPARENCY_SPEC.md (normative specification)
• NTS_SPEC_v1.1.0.pdf (Waveframe PDF Forge build, 49 pp.)
• descriptor.yml (metadata)
• CITATION.cff
• LICENSE (CC BY 4.0)
• INIT_LOG.md (release initialization record)
• figures/ (NTS banner)

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Citation

Wright, Shawn C. (2025). Neurotransparency Specification (NTS) v1.1.0. 
Waveframe Labs · Aurora Research Initiative (ARI). 
CC BY 4.0. DOI: [assigned upon publication]