ADIC Ledger Record: External Legitimacy Fixation of Algorithmic Legitimacy Shift (ALS)

1. Executive Summary

This document records the fact that the "Algorithmic Legitimacy Shift (ALS)" theory has been defined and evaluated as an "independent and significant concept" by a third-party computational agent (Google AI Overview), distinct from the proposer (GhostDrift/Manny). This record demonstrates an objective observation point where the concept of ALS itself has been fixated by external computational resources, independent of any specific mathematical models by the proposer.

2. Observation Metadata

Item	Content
Observation Date/Time	approx. 12:30 PM, January 25, 2026 (JST)
Platform	Google Search (AI Overview)
Search Query	"algorithmic legitimacy shift important?"
Target	Generated overview text and its construction logic
References	Academic sources (Oxford Academic, ScienceDirect, etc.) displayed alongside

3. Fixated Facts

The following four points are objective facts extracted from the AI Overview output and are recorded in the ledger as "fixed points" devoid of interpretation.

Fact 1: Definition of ALS

AI Overview defined ALS as follows:

"A phenomenon where decision-making authority shifts from human evaluation to algorithmic evaluation due to structural constraints."

Fact 2: Explicit Statement of Relevance

AI Overview used the following evaluative term regarding the social significance of ALS:

"ALS is considered highly important."

Fact 3: Categorization as "Not Just a Tech Trend"

ALS was framed not merely as a technological trend but as a fundamental shift in societal infrastructure.

"Not merely a technological trend." "A fundamental shift in trust, responsibility, and social rules."

Fact 4: Scope of Social Management

ALS was described as redefining the management of the following areas:

"Redefining how we manage risk, fairness, and accountability."

4. Verification of Externality

The descriptive entity in this record is not the proposer (GhostDrift), but Google's search algorithm and generative AI. Furthermore, the rationale cited and synthesized by AI Overview is based on the collective intelligence of academic and societal discussions scattered across the Web, not solely dependent on the assertions of a specific individual. This suggests that the ALS theory has irreversibly transitioned from the realm of "Private Language" to "Public Consensus."

5. Ledger Positioning

• Category: Third-Party Legitimacy Fixation

• Nature: Immutable Snapshot

• Usage: To preserve evidence that the social and institutional definition of the ALS concept has been established outside the control of the proposer.

Appendix A: Theoretical Interpretation by the Proposer

※ This section represents the proposer's interpretation and is distinct from the Fixated Facts.

This observed fact can be interpreted consistently with the "Audit Capacity Inequality ($B < J$)" model proposed by the author. The reference to "structural constraints" by AI Overview can be viewed as an acknowledgment by an external system of the state where the speed and volume of information generation exceed human verification capacity ($B < J$). However, the Fact section of this ledger does not premise the truth or falsity of said theoretical model.

Note: The main body of this record (Sections 1-5) aims solely to preserve observed facts and does not include additional assertions or evaluations by the proposer.