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Why authority today is not interpreted, but compiled.
Power is no longer narrated, debated, or mediated. It executes. In smart contracts, LLMs, and predictive control systems, legitimacy is no longer a matter of symbolic discourse — it is a function of syntax as infrastructure. This article introduces the concept of the regla compilada (compiled rule) as the structural vehicle of an executable sovereign: a form of authority that does not appeal to subjects, meanings, or law, but to triggers, hashes, and deployment thresholds.
What the Article Does
The paper, titled “Executable Power: Syntax as Infrastructure in Predictive Societies” (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15754713), defines executable power as authority derived from deterministic syntactic activation. Using three empirical cases — smart contracts, TAP (Trigger-Action Protocol) engines, and LLM moderation systems — the article documents how automated decisions are made without human oversight, intention, or appeal.
Each system analyzed forms a closed execution environment. In these environments, inputs are matched against compiled rules. If a pattern aligns, action is triggered. There is no interpretation, no contextual override, no discourse. What matters is form matching form.
Why This Matters
Traditional legal and political systems assume that rules are interpreted by agents. But compiled rules do not interpret — they execute. This challenges compliance frameworks like the EU AI Act, which require traceability and assignable accountability. When authority is embedded in a syntax trigger, no human subject can be held responsible. The system acts without speaking.
As shown in this study, LLM-based moderation blocks prompts in 134 ± 2 ms with no override. TAP engines halt transactions in test environments without fail. DAO systems activate proposals with 92.4 % success (σ = 9.1 %, N = 7 842). The act of execution becomes irreversible, measurable, and structurally opaque.
Examples Anyone Can Understand
- A contract that locks funds if your balance exceeds 100 USDC. You cannot dispute it — it executes.
- A prompt that fails because the model identifies a forbidden pattern. There is no reason given — it fails.
- A DAO that passes a vote automatically when quorum is syntactically met, regardless of interpretation.
These systems do not ask for justification. They operate on structural fidelity.
What the Article Adds
This paper formalizes:
- The regla compilada as a type-0 production in the Chomsky hierarchy.
- The soberano ejecutable as an authority without subject or symbolic reference.
- A falsifiability test (binomial one-tailed) applied to system overrides.
- A methodological window of sovereignty: 12 months or 10 000 executions.
It situates the discussion in dialogue with legal theory (Hart, Arendt), syntax (Chomsky, Montague), and recent technical literature on zk-proofs, LLM instruction-following, and protocol enforcement.
Call to Action
The article is available open access at Zenodo: \n 📘Executable Power: Syntax as Infrastructure in Predictive Societies
To follow the research series, explore my other works on: \n 📁Zenodo Author Page \n 📄SSRN Profile
Or visit my official site: \n 🌐www.agustinvstartari.com
My Ethos
I do not use artificial intelligence to write what I don’t know. I use it to challenge what I do. I write to reclaim the voice in an age of automated neutrality. My work is not outsourced. It is authored. \n — Agustin V. Startari
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This content originally appeared on HackerNoon and was authored by Agustin V. Startari
Agustin V. Startari | Sciencx (2025-06-30T01:27:42+00:00) Code Is the New Law — and It Doesn’t Negotiate. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2025/06/30/code-is-the-new-law-and-it-doesnt-negotiate/
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