Cognitive sovereignty has a shape. Six measurable dimensions — each degrading through specific mechanisms, each amplifying the others. Toggle between captured and sovereign states. Watch the profile change.
Methodological note: HEXAD is a theoretical framework derived from conceptual analysis of the Institute’s research corpus. The six dimensions, their interactions, and the cascade model are proposed constructs requiring independent empirical validation. No factor analysis or external replication has been conducted. The HEXAD-CSI-DAP measurement chain forms an internally coherent system; external empirical validation is a prerequisite for any thresholds or weights to be treated as calibrated instruments rather than theoretical proposals.
The Hexad Paradox: capture in one dimension cascades through all others. The entry point for restoration is Attentional — not because it is the most important dimension, but because it is the gate. Restore directed attention and the reasoning capacity required for every other dimension becomes accessible. The science frameworks presented here each correspond to a specific dimension: Attention Resilience (A), Cognitive Entropy (P), Cognitive Fusion (R), Semantic Density (Ep).