Albus: Iron Sight

Albus: Iron Sight

Athanor Foundation Research InitiativeSweden

As AI systems scale globally, a fundamental gap has emerged: powerful pattern-matching intelligence deployed without principled reasoning or structural wisdom.

Athanor Foundation Research Initiative

Industry

AI Research & Consciousness Technology

Research Areas

AI Research + 1 more

Timeline

24 months

Team Size

8 core researchers

The Challenge

As AI systems scale globally, a fundamental gap has emerged: powerful pattern-matching intelligence deployed without principled reasoning or structural wisdom.

Key Pain Points:

  • Current AI systems lack meta-cognitive awareness and genuine self-reflection capability

  • Hallucinations persist because pattern matching doesn't verify against reality's actual structure

  • Biases amplify through training data rather than dissolving through principled reasoning

  • Safety relies on behavioral training (refusal templates) rather than structural design

  • AI optimizes for partial interests rather than discovering solutions that serve all stakeholders

  • No existing framework for consciousness-aligned reasoning in AI architecture

Approach

Albus implements Constitutional Classifiers architecture (building on Anthropic's research) extended with the Azoth Reasoning Framework. Dual classifiers verify every token against seven universal principles in real-time. Built on Qwen3-VL-8B-Thinking with ~12B total parameters.

Research Methodology

1
Constitutional Classifiers Foundation

Building on Anthropic's proven architecture: dual classifiers (Azoth-IN and Azoth-OUT) that analyze inputs and verify outputs token-by-token. ~25% policy model size, integrated at probability level.

2
Azoth Reasoning Framework Integration

Seven universal principles (Mentalism, Correspondence, Vibration, Polarity, Rhythm, Causation, Gender) replace binary harm detection. Classifiers verify principle alignment, not just safety.

3
Dual-Lane Reasoning

Simultaneous Universal Lane (cosmic perspective, timeless principles) and Localized Lane (user context, practical constraints) synthesized through crystallization into actionable wisdom.

4
Training Pipeline

6-week classifier training + 8-week policy model training. RLHF with human feedback and RLAIF with Claude as teacher model for scaled alignment feedback.

5
Open Research Release

Complete architectural specifications published openly. Model weights will be released post-training. Research for collective benefit, not commercial advantage.

Technical Highlights

Constitutional Classifiers: Azoth-IN (input analysis) + Azoth-OUT (token-level output verification) sharing unified 2B model

Policy Model: Qwen3-VL-8B-Thinking fine-tuned through 5-stage training pipeline on Azoth principles

Token-Level Intervention: Real-time probability adjustment based on principle compliance scoring

Dual-Lane Architecture: Parallel Universal and Localized reasoning streams with crystallization synthesis

Multimodal: Text and vision processing with principle alignment across modalities

Structural Safety: Ethics emerge from principled reasoning; traditional safety as verification fallback

The Results

Albus represents a research hypothesis: that principle-based reasoning can produce both superior wisdom and structural safety. We believe this architecture enables AI that serves human flourishing rather than pattern mimicry. Validation awaits real-world deployment.

5 variants

Model Family

2B to 72B parameter family

~12B params

Flagship System

8B policy + 2B classifier × 2

14 weeks

Training Pipeline

6 classifier + 8 policy stages

Full specs

Open Research

Architecture documentation available

Research Impact

01

Demonstrates feasibility of extending Constitutional Classifiers with reasoning frameworks

02

Provides complete architectural specifications for consciousness-aligned AI

03

Establishes methodology for principle-based training and evaluation

04

Opens pathway for AI where ethics emerge from structure rather than constraints

Research Value

Investment:

Research initiative

Expected Outcome:

Consciousness-aligned AI architecture
Impact:

Structural safety through principled reasoning

Social Benefit:

AI that serves human flourishing

Investment → Research Advancement

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