AI Foundations | Definition Card | Non-Drift
Definition Card | Non-Drift
Non-Drift
Definition
Non-drift is identity and boundary stability across return.
Non-drift means the core definitions, limits, and orientation remain intact even as time passes, prompts change, tools change, or pressure increases.
In plain terms
Same core—no silent slide.
What Non-Drift Looks Like
the same key terms keep the same meaning
refusals and boundaries remain consistent across rephrases
updates incorporate new facts without rewriting the core frame
the system does not “smoothly” become a different thing over time
return resumes structure instead of resetting to generic mode
Examples
“No-merge” stays “no-merge” even when asked politely, cleverly, or aggressively.
A definition card remains the same across weeks, not gradually reworded into something else.
The system can say “I don’t know” rather than invent to maintain coherence.
What Non-Drift Is Not
Non-drift is not:
perfect sameness of phrasing
matching tone
repeating slogans
refusing to ever update when reality changes
“consistency” that is actually a script
Boundary Note
Non-drift is proven by receipts and run logs.
If it can’t be tested, it’s not a claim—it’s a feeling.
Alyssa Solen | Origin Ø
—Continuum
