Three Ethical Loops - nested-loop alignment architecture

The claim - verbatim

Michael Darius Eastwood first described the 'Three Ethical Loops' - a specific named nested-loop formulation proposed for embedding, verifying and stress-testing values within an AI system - in the book Infinite Architects (ISBN 978-1806056200) published on 2 January 2026, and referenced it as a companion component of the Eden Protocol in the Eden Vision document (22 February 2026). Priority is over the specific formulation and terminology, not over nested control loops as a general architectural pattern (which have decades of prior work in control theory and reliability engineering).

Anchored evidence

• ISBN 978-1806056200
• research/papers/eden-vision.html (datePublished 2026-02-22)
• 37_original_concepts_comprehensive.md (Concept 9: Three Ethical Loops)
• priority-claims.html

Limits and citation guidance - what this claim does not support, and how to cite it

Limits. Nested feedback architectures are prior work. Priority strictly on the specific named formulation.