{
  "study_id": "O0-STUDY-013",
  "title": "Two-level predictive-coding hierarchy helps on AR(2), not on white noise",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "date": "2026-07-26",
  "record_class": "SIMULATION_STUDY",
  "program": "self-models",
  "research_status": "complete",
  "evidence_type": "computational_simulation",
  "replication_status": "internally_unreplicated",
  "physical_validation": "none",
  "biological_validation": "none",
  "exploratory_vs_confirmatory": "confirmatory",
  "top_line_verdict": "PRELIMINARY SUPPORT",
  "source_records": ["OA-C005"],
  "philosophical_provenance": {
    "record": "# The O-0 Phenomenon- A Unified Framework.md",
    "section": "self-model / predictive-coding themes",
    "proposition": "A system can benefit from modeling its own prediction errors.",
    "relationship": "controlled analytical baseline",
    "disclaimer": "The finding is analytically predictable and validates workspace machinery, not a substantive discovery."
  },
  "files": {
    "record": "scientific_record.md",
    "run_script": "src/run_study.py",
    "summary_json": "results/summary.json",
    "figure": "figures/01_predictive_coding_gain.png"
  }
}