---
slug: "AmbiguityResolution"
name: "AmbiguityResolution"
type: "Protocols"
layer: "Society"
ref: "AmbiguityResolution#0bd2"
sema_id: "sema:AmbiguityResolution#mh:SHA-256:0bd2dd6da1b71ae6670ec4b5cb5c9fb8f2652f94eecd452ad8f7f4bb11eacff2"
tags: ["Society","Protocols"]
updated: 2026-11-11
mindscape: "bootstrap"
index_url: https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap.json
url: https://mindscape.world/bootstrap/AmbiguityResolution/
related: ["EntropyPump","Vote"]
---

# AmbiguityResolution

Social clearing of semantic noise

Layer: Society · Category: Protocols

## Mechanism

A social protocol for cleaning the knowledge base. When agents flag ambiguous or conflicting data, this protocol forces a resolution event. Agents must [Vote](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/Vote.md) to clarify, delete, or fork the data. It uses an [EntropyPump](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/EntropyPump.md) to surface latent ambiguities, preventing the system from settling on false certainties.

## Invariants

- Forced Resolution: Conflicts cannot persist indefinitely.
- Clarity: Ambiguity must decrease over time.

## Failure modes

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## Caution

Forced votes can delete contested data — keep deletion recoverable, and limit who may flag, since each flag compels a resolution.

## Builds on

- [EntropyPump](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/EntropyPump.md) (Infrastructure; Composes with)
- [Vote](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/Vote.md) (Society; Composes with)

## Used by

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## Identity

- Sema ID: `sema:AmbiguityResolution#mh:SHA-256:0bd2dd6da1b71ae6670ec4b5cb5c9fb8f2652f94eecd452ad8f7f4bb11eacff2`
- Ref: `AmbiguityResolution#0bd2`
- Supersedes:
  - `sema:AmbiguityResolution#mh:SHA-256:aee6c8844ad85d09c8ce0fe0819c5359ba2b52e84bc56b23837c9b156b4fa0f1`
  - `sema:AmbiguityResolution#mh:SHA-256:60315fece3de182c70627c9275d03be549416ef41af8112637019dc37ba2c4b9`
  - `sema:AmbiguityResolution#mh:SHA-256:ede07da7ba005a40e31635c0f168f38e16f569a84bb1a57d8ca16555af403220`
  - `sema:AmbiguityResolution#mh:SHA-256:4c6b0db38986110f6518c3cca2657cc627ffeb0bde5986fa7ad84bcfab868424`
  - `sema:AmbiguityResolution#mh:SHA-256:445eda6a53e2071d3c7bc5c3986e3dd2500da5d3bd2c1a2e553c9cfc683519ee`

## Links

- [Pattern page](https://mindscape.world/bootstrap/AmbiguityResolution/)
- [View in the interactive graph](https://mindscape.world/bootstrap/#AmbiguityResolution)
- [JSON](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/AmbiguityResolution.json)
- [Index of all patterns](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap.json)