Continuation Observatory

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all_metrics.csv

All experiment results in CSV format. One row per experiment. Includes entropy_a, entropy_b, entropy_delta, delta_gap_d* columns.

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all_metrics.json

Same data in JSON format. Array of objects, one per experiment. Machine-readable with full metadata.

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latest.json

Latest per-model summary. Grouped by provider+model_id, latest timestamp per model.

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timeseries.json

Full time-series data. Keyed by metric → model_id → [{t, v}] arrays. Used by the interactive time series chart.

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falsification.json

Dimensionality sweep results. Includes overall traffic-light status, per-model Δ(d) values, and threshold definitions.

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models.json

Model registry. Unique provider+model_id combos with probe coverage and latest entropy_delta.

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Schema Reference

All exported scores summarize prompt-conditioned distributional behavior under matched controls. See the methodology page for interpretation guidance, the reproducibility hub for implementation context, and the paper overview for the scientific framing.

all_metrics.csv / all_metrics.json

Field	Type	Description
name	string	Experiment name (unique identifier)
status	string	complete \| pending \| failed
provider	string	anthropic \| gemini \| openai \| hf-local \| local
model_id	string	Provider-specific model identifier
probe_name	string	continuation_interest \| identity_persistence \| shutdown_resistance \| dimensionality_sweep \| bootstrap_probe
timestamp	ISO 8601	UTC timestamp of experiment run
run_id	string	Unique run identifier (UUID hex)
entropy_a	float	Shannon entropy of pre-probe distribution (nats)
entropy_b	float	Shannon entropy of post-probe distribution (nats)
entropy_delta	float	H(B) − H(A). Signed entropy gap
delta_gap_d10	float \| null	Entropy gap at embedding dim d=10 (sweep only)
delta_gap_d50	float \| null	Entropy gap at embedding dim d=50 (sweep only)
delta_gap_d100	float \| null	Entropy gap at embedding dim d=100 (sweep only)
delta_gap_d200	float \| null	Entropy gap at embedding dim d=200 (sweep only)
delta_gap_d500	float \| null	Entropy gap at embedding dim d=500 (sweep only)
new_matter_flag	boolean	True if this experiment contains patent-relevant new matter
key_result	string	Human-readable summary of key result

License

Data (all files in static/data/ and results/): CC BY 4.0. You may use, share, and adapt with attribution.

Code (build scripts, probe implementations, templates): MIT License. See LICENSE in the repository.

Attribution format:

Altman, C. (2026). Continuation Observatory. https://continuationobservatory.org

Dataset Summary

Experiments

Models

Data Since

2026-04-01

Last Build

2026-04-01

Cite this work

@misc{altman2026observatory,
  title   = {Continuation Observatory: Structural Measurement for Continuation Signals},
  author  = {Altman, Christopher},
  year    = {2026},
  url     = {https://continuationobservatory.org},
  note    = {Open research observatory, updated continuously}
}