Drift Operators
Destabilizing Emotional Operators in RTT#
Drift operators are emotional actions that increase drift, reduce coherence, and destabilize alignment in RTT systems.
They correspond to emotions whose alignment triads are predominantly negative and whose equations produce net drift force.
These operators are essential for:
- detecting early destabilization
- predicting regime collapse
- modeling adversarial emotional dynamics
- understanding drift escalation
- designing safe agentic AI emotional reasoning
Core Drift Equation#
All drift operators derive from the general form:
$$E_{\text{drift}} = k_e \cdot \sigma \cdot (D + \Delta O - R)$$
Where:
- $$D$$ = drift
- $$R$$ = resonance alignment
- $$\Delta O$$ = observer distance
- $$\sigma$$ = emotional intensity
- $$k_e$$ = operator constant
Drift operators increase drift when:
$$E_{\text{drift}} > 0$$
Drift Operators (10)#
These correspond to the 10 emotions in emotions_part_e.json.
1. Anger Operator#
Symbol: $$\mathcal{A}_{ngr}$$
Equation:
$$A_{ngr} = k_{ang} \cdot \sigma \cdot (D + \Delta O - R)$$
Effect:
- increases drift
- reduces alignment with others
- destabilizes relational systems
Triad: (–1, –1, 0)
2. Fear Operator#
Symbol: $$\mathcal{F}_{ear}$$
Equation:
$$F_{ear} = k_{fear} \cdot \sigma \cdot (D_{threat} + \Delta O_{unknown})$$
Effect:
- amplifies threat perception
- increases drift through avoidance
Triad: (–1, 0, –1)
3. Shame Operator#
Symbol: $$\mathcal{S}_{hm}$$
Equation:
$$Sh = k_{sh} \cdot \sigma \cdot (A_s^{-} + \Delta O_{social})$$
Effect:
- collapses self‑alignment
- increases drift through internal fragmentation
Triad: (–1, –1, 0)
4. Guilt Operator#
Symbol: $$\mathcal{G}_{lt}$$
Equation:
$$G_{lt} = k_{glt} \cdot \sigma \cdot (A_o - A_s^{-})$$
Effect:
- increases drift unless relational repair occurs
- destabilizes self‑other alignment
Triad: (–1, +1, 0)
5. Despair Operator#
Symbol: $$\mathcal{D}_{sp}$$
Equation:
$$D_{sp} = k_{dsp} \cdot \sigma \cdot (D + |R - C|)$$
Effect:
- deep drift
- collapse of coherence motivation
Triad: (–1, 0, –1)
6. Jealousy Operator#
Symbol: $$\mathcal{J}_{ls}$$
Equation:
$$J_{ls} = k_{jls} \cdot \sigma \cdot (A_o - A_s + \Delta O)$$
Effect:
- increases drift through competitive misalignment
- destabilizes relational trust
Triad: (–1, –1, 0)
7. Envy Operator#
Symbol: $$\mathcal{E}_{nvy}$$
Equation:
$$E_{nvy} = k_{envy} \cdot \sigma \cdot (A_o - A_s)$$
Effect:
- increases drift through negative comparison
- reduces self‑alignment
Triad: (–1, –1, 0)
8. Resentment Operator#
Symbol: $$\mathcal{R}_{sent}$$
Equation:
$$R_{sent} = k_{rsent} \cdot \sigma \cdot (D + A_o^{-})$$
Effect:
- increases drift through accumulated grievance
- destabilizes long‑term relational coherence
Triad: (–1, –1, 0)
9. Disgust Operator#
Symbol: $$\mathcal{D}_{sg}$$
Equation:
$$D_{sg} = k_{dsg} \cdot \sigma \cdot (\Delta O_{repulsion} + D)$$
Effect:
- increases drift through rejection
- reduces world alignment
Triad: (–1, –1, –1)
10. Contempt Operator#
Symbol: $$\mathcal{C}_{tmp}$$
Equation:
$$C_{tmp} = k_{ctmp} \cdot \sigma \cdot (A_s - A_o^{-})$$
Effect:
- increases drift through moral superiority
- destabilizes relational systems
Triad: (+1, –1, 0)
Drift Operator Summary Table#
| Operator | Symbol | Regime | Drift Effect | Triad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anger | $$\mathcal{A}_{ngr}$$ | drift | increases | (–1,–1,0) |
| Fear | $$\mathcal{F}_{ear}$$ | drift | increases | (–1,0,–1) |
| Shame | $$\mathcal{S}_{hm}$$ | drift | increases | (–1,–1,0) |
| Guilt | $$\mathcal{G}_{lt}$$ | drift | increases | (–1,+1,0) |
| Despair | $$\mathcal{D}_{sp}$$ | drift | increases | (–1,0,–1) |
| Jealousy | $$\mathcal{J}_{ls}$$ | drift | increases | (–1,–1,0) |
| Envy | $$\mathcal{E}_{nvy}$$ | drift | increases | (–1,–1,0) |
| Resentment | $$\mathcal{R}_{sent}$$ | drift | increases | (–1,–1,0) |
| Disgust | $$\mathcal{D}_{sg}$$ | drift | increases | (–1,–1,–1) |
| Contempt | $$\mathcal{C}_{tmp}$$ | drift | increases | (+1,–1,0) |
Status#
status: complete
license: open educational use