
Perturbation Recovery Index (PRI)
A quantitative measure of how rapidly a system returns to safety after stress.
The PRI is the measurement layer of Nervous System Intelligence (NSI).
It quantifies how quickly and cleanly a nervous system recovers after a perturbation., providing a real-time signal of readiness, resilience, or risk.
PRI captures dynamic recovery, not self-report, making it suitable for clinical, enterprise, and AI-safety environments where state-readiness must determine when action is safe to proceed.
This page will document the evolution of PRI as a safety metric, including:
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Measurement methodology (perturbation → recovery curve)
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Safe vs. unsafe thresholds (preliminary ranges)
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Pilot environments involving clinicians, AI-system designers, and enterprise leaders
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Future API-level integration — enabling human-AI systems to verify state capacity before high-stakes execution
PRI is currently in early applied research and model calibration, with Phase 1 validation targeting 2026 field deployment.
