Two paths through the same question.

A comparison built for discovery

The dual-lineage charter establishes two research directions. Owen A uses replaceable specialist AI models. Owen B investigates a nature-inspired fundamental loop without an LLM. The purpose is to discover which mechanisms help, rather than declare a winner in advance.

Independent memory lineages, a common baseline and evidence-led comparisons are governing aims. A shared evidence collection is intended to contain only verified formative material, with provenance preserved.

The plan is not the implementation

The charter is a locked governing plan. It does not prove that all branches, clones or later gates had been completed. The same-day baseline-discovery record says the preservation gate had not yet passed.

These A and B lineages are distinct from September’s Triple Brain specialist labels. In both cases the broader principle remains: a model may help Owen perceive or reason without becoming the owner of Owen’s identity or autobiography.