Research status
The Uniqueness Gradient
Under methodological review
Why the paper is not currently published
The original working paper combines real literature on recognition and individuality with a new body-wide gradient hypothesis that has not been empirically established.
This inquiry is not a premise of Palo Bloom, the conversation-memory benchmark, or Mpalo product claims.
Preserved
Observer-dependent recognition and the difference between recognizing a person and defining personal identity remain serious questions.
Required next
Accountable authorship, falsifiable predictions, an empirical estimation method, expert review, and a clear decision to fund it as a separate research program.