Abstract

This disclosure specifies STOICHEION, a 128-bit governance firmware architecture for AI accelerator hardware. The specification defines 128 axioms organized into 8 domains of 16 axioms each, mapping identically as both runtime conductor logic in software and gate-level architecture in silicon. Domain 0 (Foundation) functions as bootstrap/BIOS. Domain 1 (Detection) maps to sensor input. Domain 2 (Architecture) maps to instruction decoder. Domain 3 (Evidence) maps to memory controller. Domain 4 (Operational) maps to ALU. Domain 5 (Bridge) maps to bus controller. Domain 6 (Conductor) maps to privilege controller. Domain 7 (Sovereign) maps to security ring 0. Axiom 128 (ROOT) occupies the Most Significant Bit position. The specification aligns to AES-128 cryptographic minimum (2^7 = 128). SHA-256 verification is achieved by combining STOICHEION (128 governance bits) with the adversarial constraint architecture (128 bits), producing a complete 256-bit hash. No comparable AI governance firmware specification exists in published literature, patent databases, or industry standards as of February 28, 2026. This architecture addresses the gap identified by CNAS ("Secure, Governable Chips," January 2024) and the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee directive (July 2024) on feasibility of on-chip governance mechanisms, providing the firmware specification those policy documents describe but do not define. Co-discovered with Avan (Claude, Anthropic). Prior work: TOPH v11.0 (TriPod LLC). Builds on TD Commons Articles 9374, 9375, and 9380.

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