The Three-Layer Model provides a universal analytical framework for examining how intelligent autonomous actors achieve structurally coherent collective action.
It separates interoperability into three structurally independent layers:
- Syntactic Interoperability
- Semantic Interoperability
- Operative Interoperability
The model is domain-agnostic and non-normative.
The model enables:
- structured failure analysis
- separation of integration problem classes
- responsibility mapping
- governance evaluation
- cross-domain comparability
It is intended for analysis, not implementation.
Applicable to:
- autonomous systems
- cyber-physical systems
- intelligent infrastructure
- distributed coordination networks
- multi-actor decision systems
- AI-based interaction systems
Progress in one interoperability layer does not compensate for failure in another.
Reliable communication does not ensure shared meaning.
Shared meaning does not ensure coordinated action.
Each layer must be assessed independently.
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Non-Normative Analytical Framework
See MODEL.md for the formal definition.