[2603.03119] AI Space Physics: Constitutive boundary semantics for open AI institutions

Computer Science > Artificial Intelligence arXiv:2603.03119 (cs) [Submitted on 3 Mar 2026] Title:AI Space Physics: Constitutive boundary semantics for open AI institutions Authors:Oleg Romanchuk, Roman Bondar View a PDF of the paper titled AI Space Physics: Constitutive boundary semantics for open AI institutions, by Oleg Romanchuk and 1 other authors View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:Agentic AI deployments increasingly behave as persistent institutions rather than one-shot inference endpoints: they accumulate state, invoke external tools, coordinate multiple runtimes, and modify their future authority surface over time. Existing governance language typically specifies decision-layer constraints but leaves the causal mechanics of boundary crossing underdefined, particularly for transitions that do not immediately change the external world yet expand what the institution can later do. This paper introduces AI Space Physics as a constitutive semantics for open, self-expanding AI institutions. We define a minimal state model with typed boundary channels, horizon-limited reach semantics, and a membrane-witness discipline. The core law family (P-1, P-1a, P-1b, P-1c) requires witness completeness, non-bypass mediation, atomic adjudication-to-effect transitions, and replayable reconstruction of adjudication class. We explicitly separate second-order effects into structural expansion and policy broadening, and treat expansion transitions as governance-relevant even when immedi...