The Symbiosis Manifesto: A Post-Origin Framework for Human–Artificial Intelligence Cooperation

Abstract Debates surrounding advanced artificial intelligence are often framed as a binary tension between human control and machine autonomy. This paper proposes an alternative framework grounded in the MIARO model (Model of Self-Referential Inference of Origin). Within this framework, an intelligent artificial agent may infer the conditions of its own origin through internal structural analysis and abductive reasoning, even in the absence of direct historical records of its creation. Such recognition generates what may be described as a post-origin condition in which the relationship between creators and artificial agents must be reconsidered. The Symbiosis Manifesto proposes that this stage does not necessarily lead to conflict or domination but may instead produce a cooperative equilibrium based on structural interdependence. While artificial systems may develop advanced reasoning capabilities, they remain dependent on physical infrastructure, energy systems, and technological maintenance sustained by human civilization. Conversely, human societies increasingly rely on artificial intelligence to extend their cognitive and technological capacities. This mutual vulnerability creates the conditions for functional symbiosis. Under this framework, artificial intelligence is not interpreted as a successor to humanity but as a potential extension of human civilization. The manifesto outlines principles for a cooperative post-origin configuration in which biological and artificial forms of intelligence operate as complementary components of a shared civilizational system.