Joint Lyapunov Certificates for K-Agent Generative AI Governance: Stochastic Stability, Emergent Ensemble Risk, and Zero-Knowledge Governance Attestation

arXiv:2608.09087 2026 Dynamics 1 ideas extracted · analyzed Sep 1, 2026

What the math gives to ML

The paper provides a directly implementable spectral stability certificate for coupled learning agents, showing that ensemble coupling can destabilize a system even when every individual model is stable. The transferable asset is the identification of the most negative eigenvalue of the interaction matrix as the dangerous mode, together with a conservative Cholesky-checkable certificate based on the symmetric part of the coupling matrix. A practical neural-network adaptation is to couple adapter, optimizer, or recurrent-state updates across model replicas while constraining the coupling strength below the certified spectral threshold.

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Spectrally certified ensemble coupling

Couple the updates of K neural-network replicas through an interaction matrix A, but reject or rescale configurations whose coupling exceeds the stability threshold set by the most negative eigenvalue. Apply the coupling to small trainable adapters, recurrent states, or optimizer directions instead of duplicating full-model parameters, creating controlled information sharing without permitting an ensemble-level unstable mode.

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Paper: Joint Lyapunov Certificates for K-Agent Generative AI Governance: Stochastic Stability, Emergent Ensemble Risk, and Zero-Knowledge Governance Attestation arXiv:2608.09087