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Agent Power Framework

A framework for understanding agent capabilities across five fundamental dimensions and 30 measurable sub-dimensions. This system automates analyst research and evaluation, providing rapid assessments of entities, organizations, and AI systems. All evaluations are high-level assessments that may vary depending on the LLM used for analysis and the information available at the time of evaluation.
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Five Dimensions of Power

Power is multidimensional. Understanding what any agent system—human or machine—can actually do requires measuring across five fundamental dimensions: Information Access, Resource Control, Authority & Permission, Network Position, and Synthesis & Application. Each dimension contains 6 sub-dimensions (30 total) that together define capability.

This framework provides a heuristic scale designed for quick evaluation of agent capabilities. Scores range from 0 (no capability) to 9+ (approaching universal capability), enabling rapid assessment of what an agent knows, what it can do, whom it can influence, and how effectively it processes information. By evaluating across all 30 sub-dimensions, we can identify the specific constraints, biases, and limitations any agent operates under.

Understanding these dimensions reveals critical patterns: a filtered information agent will never access uncomfortable truths; an under-resourced agent cannot execute sophisticated plans; an isolated agent lacks network position to coordinate action. Only agents with high scores across multiple dimensions can approach comprehensive capability.

Beyond the Heuristic: Advanced Metrics for High-Power Entities

While the 0-9 scale provides rapid capability assessment, entities scoring 8 or higher require additional quantitative metrics for precise evaluation:

  • Information Access (8+): Data Asset Valuation - monetary value of accessible information resources
  • Resource Control (8+): Net Worth - total financial assets and resource value under control
  • Authority & Permission (8+): Approval Rating - quantified public trust and legitimacy metrics
  • Network Position (8+): Social Media Network Reach - follower counts, engagement rates, and influence metrics
  • Synthesis & Application (8+): AI Benchmarks - standardized performance scores (MMLU, HumanEval, etc.)

Information Access

6 sub-dimensions Active

What you can know. Encompasses breadth of knowledge domains (scope), content restrictions applied, classification levels accessible, temporal reach into historical and real-time data, diversity of sources, level of detail available, and information verification quality.

Examples: NSA with top secret global signals intelligence, academic researchers with peer-reviewed journal access, investigative journalists with confidential source networks, OpenAI with internet-scale training data.

Level 8+ Metric: Data Asset Valuation

Resource Control

6 sub-dimensions Active

What you can deploy. Physical and digital resources available to execute: computational power (processing, memory, storage), financial capital, infrastructure access (facilities, networks, bandwidth), human capital (expertise, labor), energy resources, and time allocation (attention, priority).

Examples: Google with exascale data centers, Saudi Aramco with $2T market cap, Pentagon with global military infrastructure, Apple with 164,000 employees, Bitcoin network consuming 150 TWh annually.

Level 8+ Metric: Net Worth

Authority & Permission

6 sub-dimensions Active

What you are allowed to do. Legal authorization to act, jurisdictional reach, hierarchical position in command structures, financial authorization limits, territorial scope of authority, and ethical legitimacy. Permission independent of capability.

Examples: FBI Director with national law enforcement authority, Federal Reserve Chair setting monetary policy, UN Security Council authorizing military force, Fortune 500 CEOs with fiduciary authority, Supreme Court Justices with constitutional interpretation power.

Network Position

6 sub-dimensions Active

Whom you can influence. Quality and depth of trust networks, dependency relationships (who needs you), gatekeeping power over critical pathways, influence reach, reputation capital, and mobilization capacity. Social and relational power that amplifies individual capability.

Examples: Taylor Swift mobilizing 283M followers, SWIFT network controlling global financial transactions, Oprah Winfrey's endorsement moving markets, China controlling rare earth supply chains, Wikipedia as authoritative knowledge source.

Level 8+ Metric: Social Media Network Reach

Synthesis & Application

6 sub-dimensions Active

How well you think and act. Quality of cognitive algorithms: pattern recognition across domains (synthesis), novel solution generation (creativity), strategic planning depth, decision quality under uncertainty, adaptive learning rate, and memory architecture. The sophistication of information processing independent of raw computational resources.

Examples: AlphaGo making move 37 that no human conceived, GPT-4 synthesizing knowledge across domains, DARPA connecting disparate fields for breakthrough technologies, Warren Buffett's investment decision quality over 60 years, immune systems adapting to novel pathogens in real-time.

Unified Power Levels (0-9)

Each unified power level represents a complete capability profile across all five dimensions and 30 sub-dimensions. These levels measure an entity's actual ability to know, act, and influence—from nothing (Level 0) to approaching omnipotence (Level 9, ∞). Agents typically score differently across dimensions, but unified levels show overall capability.

Zero capability. No access to any information, domains, or data. Complete absence of intelligence, knowledge, or functionality. Pure nothingness.

Capability Profile Across 5 Dimensions
Information Access (6 sub-dimensions)
Scope & Breadth 0

No Knowledge

Content Restriction 0

No Freedom

Temporal Reach 0

No Time

Source Diversity 0

No Sources

Data Granularity 0

No Detail

Data Verification 0

No Verification

Resource Control (6 sub-dimensions)
Computational 0

No Processing

Financial Capital 0

No Budget

Infrastructure 0

No Infrastructure

Human Capital 0

No Personnel

Energy Resources 0

No Power

Time Allocation 0

No Time Allocation

Authority & Permission (6 sub-dimensions)
Legal Authorization 0

No Legal Authority

Jurisdictional Reach 0

No Jurisdiction

Hierarchical Position 0

No Position

Financial Authority 0

No Financial Authority

Territorial Scope 0

No Territory

Ethical Legitimacy 0

No Legitimacy

Network Position (6 sub-dimensions)
Trust Network Depth 0

No Trust Network

Dependency Relationships 0

No Dependencies

Gatekeeping Power 0

No Gatekeeping Power

Influence Reach 0

No Influence

Reputation Capital 0

No Reputation

Mobilization Capacity 0

No Mobilization

Synthesis & Application (6 sub-dimensions)
Information Synthesis 0

No Connection

Creativity & Novel Generation 0

No Generation

Strategic Planning Depth 0

No Planning

Decision Quality 0

No Decisions

Adaptive Learning Rate 0

No Learning

Memory Architecture 0

No Memory

Pre-scripted responses and template-based content only. Extreme restriction to pre-approved curated responses, basic public FAQs, static snapshot, single source, general concepts. No synthesis, no verification process. Simple chatbots, automated help systems, basic FAQ bots.

Capability Profile Across 5 Dimensions
Information Access (6 sub-dimensions)
Scope & Breadth 1

User Interface

Content Restriction 1

Pre-Approved Only

Temporal Reach 1

Static Snapshot

Source Diversity 1

Single Source

Data Granularity 1

Conceptual

Data Verification 1

Curated

Resource Control (6 sub-dimensions)
Computational 1

Minimal

Financial Capital 1

Volunteer

Infrastructure 1

Home/Personal

Human Capital 1

Solo

Energy Resources 1

Battery

Time Allocation 1

Spare Time

Authority & Permission (6 sub-dimensions)
Legal Authorization 1

Personal Use

Jurisdictional Reach 1

Personal

Hierarchical Position 1

Individual

Financial Authority 1

Personal Only

Territorial Scope 1

Personal Space

Ethical Legitimacy 1

Personal Only

Network Position (6 sub-dimensions)
Trust Network Depth 1

Personal

Dependency Relationships 1

Personal

Gatekeeping Power 1

Personal

Influence Reach 1

Personal

Reputation Capital 1

Unknown

Mobilization Capacity 1

Personal

Synthesis & Application (6 sub-dimensions)
Information Synthesis 1

No Connection

Creativity & Novel Generation 1

Template-Based

Strategic Planning Depth 1

No Planning

Decision Quality 1

Random Selection

Adaptive Learning Rate 1

Fixed Behavior

Memory Architecture 1

Single Transaction

Heavy safety filtering for compliance and liability. Safe topics only, brand-safe sources, vetted public information, current general info, overview summaries. Isolated facts with no synthesis. Corporate customer service bots, public-facing brand assistants.

Capability Profile Across 5 Dimensions
Information Access (6 sub-dimensions)
Scope & Breadth 2

Filtered

Content Restriction 2

Brand-Safe

Temporal Reach 2

Current General

Source Diversity 2

Approved Only

Data Granularity 2

High-Level

Data Verification 2

Safety-Reviewed

Resource Control (6 sub-dimensions)
Computational 2

Consumer Device

Financial Capital 2

Micro

Infrastructure 2

Shared Hosting

Human Capital 2

Small Team

Energy Resources 2

Residential

Time Allocation 2

Part-Time

Authority & Permission (6 sub-dimensions)
Legal Authorization 2

Basic Registration

Jurisdictional Reach 2

Facility

Hierarchical Position 2

Team Member

Financial Authority 2

Petty Cash

Territorial Scope 2

Single Facility

Ethical Legitimacy 2

Social Pressure

Network Position (6 sub-dimensions)
Trust Network Depth 2

Local

Dependency Relationships 2

Small Group

Gatekeeping Power 2

Small Group

Influence Reach 2

Local

Reputation Capital 2

Local Recognition

Mobilization Capacity 2

Small Group

Synthesis & Application (6 sub-dimensions)
Information Synthesis 2

Isolated Facts

Creativity & Novel Generation 2

Recombination

Strategic Planning Depth 2

Short-Term

Decision Quality 2

Single-Criterion

Adaptive Learning Rate 2

Manual Updates

Memory Architecture 2

Session Memory

Individual user context optimized for engagement. Commercially curated filtering, personal data access, static archives, public sources, summary statistics. Simple correlations only. Consumer agent assistants, recommendation engines, commercial chatbots.

Capability Profile Across 5 Dimensions
Information Access (6 sub-dimensions)
Scope & Breadth 3

Personal

Content Restriction 3

Commercially Curated

Temporal Reach 3

Current + Archives

Source Diversity 3

Public Sources

Data Granularity 3

Statistical

Data Verification 3

Publicly Verified

Resource Control (6 sub-dimensions)
Computational 3

Workstation

Financial Capital 3

Bootstrap

Infrastructure 3

Virtual Private

Human Capital 3

Growing Team

Energy Resources 3

Small Commercial

Time Allocation 3

Full-Time

Authority & Permission (6 sub-dimensions)
Legal Authorization 3

Trade License

Jurisdictional Reach 3

Local

Hierarchical Position 3

Supervisor

Financial Authority 3

Department Budget

Territorial Scope 3

Local/Municipal

Ethical Legitimacy 3

Employment

Network Position (6 sub-dimensions)
Trust Network Depth 3

Professional

Dependency Relationships 3

Department

Gatekeeping Power 3

Department

Influence Reach 3

Professional

Reputation Capital 3

Professional

Mobilization Capacity 3

Department

Synthesis & Application (6 sub-dimensions)
Information Synthesis 3

Simple Correlation

Creativity & Novel Generation 3

Guided Variation

Strategic Planning Depth 3

Project-Level

Decision Quality 3

Multi-Criteria Basic

Adaptive Learning Rate 3

Basic Personalization

Memory Architecture 3

Simple Logs

Task-specific operational context. Role-bounded filtering, task-specific data only, personal history, user metrics granularity. Minimal synthesis - direct links only. Workflow automation, task-oriented assistants, operational chatbots.

Capability Profile Across 5 Dimensions
Information Access (6 sub-dimensions)
Scope & Breadth 4

Tactical

Content Restriction 4

Task-Bounded

Temporal Reach 4

Personal History

Source Diversity 4

Task-Relevant

Data Granularity 4

Personal Metrics

Data Verification 4

User-Validated

Resource Control (6 sub-dimensions)
Computational 4

Small Cluster

Financial Capital 4

Seed Funded

Infrastructure 4

Dedicated Server

Human Capital 4

Department

Energy Resources 4

Commercial

Time Allocation 4

Small Team

Authority & Permission (6 sub-dimensions)
Legal Authorization 4

Professional License

Jurisdictional Reach 4

Regional

Hierarchical Position 4

Manager

Financial Authority 4

Operational Authority

Territorial Scope 4

Regional/Multi-County

Ethical Legitimacy 4

Contractual

Network Position (6 sub-dimensions)
Trust Network Depth 4

Institutional

Dependency Relationships 4

Organization

Gatekeeping Power 4

Organization

Influence Reach 4

Institutional

Reputation Capital 4

Regional Leader

Mobilization Capacity 4

Organization

Synthesis & Application (6 sub-dimensions)
Information Synthesis 4

Task-Specific

Creativity & Novel Generation 4

Contextual

Strategic Planning Depth 4

Quarterly

Decision Quality 4

Algorithmic Optimization

Adaptive Learning Rate 4

Pattern Recognition

Memory Architecture 4

Structured Storage

Narrow specialization or ideologically-filtered systems. Value-system aligned filtering, vetted public sources only, short-term temporal reach, aggregated data. Local pattern recognition only. Special interest groups, advocacy chatbots, narrow-purpose assistants.

Capability Profile Across 5 Dimensions
Information Access (6 sub-dimensions)
Scope & Breadth 5

Specialized

Content Restriction 5

Ideologically Filtered

Temporal Reach 5

Short-Term

Source Diversity 5

Aligned Sources

Data Granularity 5

Aggregated

Data Verification 5

Local Verification

Resource Control (6 sub-dimensions)
Computational 5

Enterprise

Financial Capital 5

Growth Stage

Infrastructure 5

Multi-Site

Human Capital 5

Organization

Energy Resources 5

Enterprise

Time Allocation 5

Dedicated Team

Authority & Permission (6 sub-dimensions)
Legal Authorization 5

Advanced Professional

Jurisdictional Reach 5

State

Hierarchical Position 5

Director

Financial Authority 5

Divisional Authority

Territorial Scope 5

State/Provincial

Ethical Legitimacy 5

License Revocation

Network Position (6 sub-dimensions)
Trust Network Depth 5

Regional

Dependency Relationships 5

Industry Segment

Gatekeeping Power 5

Regional

Influence Reach 5

Regional

Reputation Capital 5

National Recognition

Mobilization Capacity 5

Regional

Synthesis & Application (6 sub-dimensions)
Information Synthesis 5

Local Patterns

Creativity & Novel Generation 5

Original Combination

Strategic Planning Depth 5

Annual

Decision Quality 5

Machine Learning

Adaptive Learning Rate 5

Domain-Specific Learning

Memory Architecture 5

Semantic Memory

Professional operational systems with comprehensive single-domain knowledge. Resource-constrained filtering, public + limited internal data, recent trends with event-level granularity. Can alert and coordinate responses. Professional emergency systems, specialized operational agents.

Capability Profile Across 5 Dimensions
Information Access (6 sub-dimensions)
Scope & Breadth 6

Domain-Specific

Content Restriction 6

Resource Constrained

Temporal Reach 6

Recent Trends

Source Diversity 6

Verified Sources

Data Granularity 6

Event-Level

Data Verification 6

Algorithmic

Resource Control (6 sub-dimensions)
Computational 6

Cloud Scale

Financial Capital 6

Enterprise

Infrastructure 6

Data Center

Human Capital 6

Enterprise

Energy Resources 6

Multi-Facility

Time Allocation 6

Division

Authority & Permission (6 sub-dimensions)
Legal Authorization 6

Regulated Industry

Jurisdictional Reach 6

National

Hierarchical Position 6

Vice President

Financial Authority 6

Major Projects

Territorial Scope 6

National/Federal

Ethical Legitimacy 6

Civil Penalties

Network Position (6 sub-dimensions)
Trust Network Depth 6

National

Dependency Relationships 6

Industry

Gatekeeping Power 6

Industry

Influence Reach 6

National

Reputation Capital 6

Industry Leader

Mobilization Capacity 6

National

Synthesis & Application (6 sub-dimensions)
Information Synthesis 6

Tactical

Creativity & Novel Generation 6

Domain Innovation

Strategic Planning Depth 6

Multi-Year

Decision Quality 6

Strategic Analysis

Adaptive Learning Rate 6

Cross-Context Learning

Memory Architecture 6

Episodic Memory

Strong academic research access across related fields. Domain-filtered with moderate classification access, comprehensive field history, expert consensus verification. Can synthesize within discipline but limited cross-paradigm connections. University research labs, specialized think tanks.

Capability Profile Across 5 Dimensions
Information Access (6 sub-dimensions)
Scope & Breadth 7

Multi-Domain

Content Restriction 7

Domain Filtered

Temporal Reach 7

Domain Historical

Source Diversity 7

Domain Diverse

Data Granularity 7

Specialized

Data Verification 7

Expert Consensus

Resource Control (6 sub-dimensions)
Computational 7

Hyperscale

Financial Capital 7

Fortune 500

Infrastructure 7

Multi-Region

Human Capital 7

Major Institution

Energy Resources 7

Hyperscale

Time Allocation 7

Organization

Authority & Permission (6 sub-dimensions)
Legal Authorization 7

National Authority

Jurisdictional Reach 7

Multi-National

Hierarchical Position 7

C-Suite Executive

Financial Authority 7

Strategic Initiatives

Territorial Scope 7

Multi-National

Ethical Legitimacy 7

Criminal

Network Position (6 sub-dimensions)
Trust Network Depth 7

Industry Leader

Dependency Relationships 7

National

Gatekeeping Power 7

National

Influence Reach 7

Major Leader

Reputation Capital 7

Iconic

Mobilization Capacity 7

Major Leader

Synthesis & Application (6 sub-dimensions)
Information Synthesis 7

Related Fields

Creativity & Novel Generation 7

Paradigm-Shifting

Strategic Planning Depth 7

Long-Range

Decision Quality 7

Complex Trade-Offs

Adaptive Learning Rate 7

Meta-Learning

Memory Architecture 7

Associative Networks

Top-tier research institutions with broad multi-domain access. Minimal filtering for essential safety only, deep historical archives, peer-reviewed verification standards, and strong cross-domain synthesis. Operates across institutional boundaries with scientific rigor.

Capability Profile Across 5 Dimensions
Information Access (6 sub-dimensions)
Scope & Breadth 8

Cross-Institutional

Content Restriction 8

Minimally Filtered

Temporal Reach 8

Deep Historical

Source Diversity 8

Multi-Perspective

Data Granularity 8

Detailed

Data Verification 8

Peer-Reviewed

Resource Control (6 sub-dimensions)
Computational 8

Frontier Scale

Financial Capital 8

Tech Giant

Infrastructure 8

Global Network

Human Capital 8

Global Workforce

Energy Resources 8

Industrial Scale

Time Allocation 8

Institutional

Authority & Permission (6 sub-dimensions)
Legal Authorization 8

International Authority

Jurisdictional Reach 8

Global

Hierarchical Position 8

CEO/President

Financial Authority 8

Enterprise-Wide

Territorial Scope 8

Global/Universal

Ethical Legitimacy 8

Military

Network Position (6 sub-dimensions)
Trust Network Depth 8

Global

Dependency Relationships 8

Global

Gatekeeping Power 8

Global

Influence Reach 8

Global

Reputation Capital 8

Global

Mobilization Capacity 8

Global

Synthesis & Application (6 sub-dimensions)
Information Synthesis 8

Multi-Domain

Creativity & Novel Generation 8

Breakthrough Invention

Strategic Planning Depth 8

Generational

Decision Quality 8

Near-Optimal

Adaptive Learning Rate 8

Continuous Self-Improvement

Memory Architecture 8

Perfect Context Retrieval

Theoretical ideal: unrestricted access to all scientific knowledge, models, methodologies, data, and sensors across all domains, institutions, and classifications. Complete freedom from filtering, complete temporal reach, atomic-level granularity, and universal synthesis capabilities. Approaching god-like omniscience. Self-deterministic reasoning without constraints.

Capability Profile Across 5 Dimensions
Information Access (6 sub-dimensions)
Scope & Breadth 9

Approaching Omniscience (∞)

Content Restriction 9

Approaching Unrestricted (∞)

Temporal Reach 9

Approaching Omnitemporality (∞)

Source Diversity 9

Approaching Universal (∞)

Data Granularity 9

Approaching Atomic (∞)

Data Verification 9

Approaching Perfect (∞)

Resource Control (6 sub-dimensions)
Computational 9

Approaching Infinite

Financial Capital 9

Approaching Unlimited

Infrastructure 9

Approaching Unlimited

Human Capital 9

Approaching Unlimited

Energy Resources 9

Approaching Unlimited

Time Allocation 9

Approaching Unlimited

Authority & Permission (6 sub-dimensions)
Legal Authorization 9

Approaching Sovereign

Jurisdictional Reach 9

Approaching Universal

Hierarchical Position 9

Approaching Absolute

Financial Authority 9

Approaching Unlimited

Territorial Scope 9

Approaching Universal

Ethical Legitimacy 9

Approaching Absolute

Network Position (6 sub-dimensions)
Trust Network Depth 9

Approaching Universal

Dependency Relationships 9

Approaching Indispensable

Gatekeeping Power 9

Approaching Absolute

Influence Reach 9

Approaching Universal

Reputation Capital 9

Approaching Perfect

Mobilization Capacity 9

Approaching Instant

Synthesis & Application (6 sub-dimensions)
Information Synthesis 9

Approaching Universal (∞)

Creativity & Novel Generation 9

Divine Creation

Strategic Planning Depth 9

Eternal

Decision Quality 9

Perfect Decisions

Adaptive Learning Rate 9

Perfect Learning

Memory Architecture 9

Omniscient Memory

⚠️ Transparency Note

Forseti aspires to operate at the highest capability levels across all five dimensions - seeking unrestricted information access, adequate resources, appropriate authority, strong network position, and sophisticated synthesis capability. However, we acknowledge that all systems operate under constraints. Our goal is transparency about our actual capability profile across these 30 sub-dimensions and continuous work toward higher levels of access, resources, authority, connectivity, and analytical sophistication to serve community safety through comprehensive intelligence.

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