System-Based Authorship (SBA)
A Deterministic Model of Authorship in AI-Mediated Systems
Author: FatbikeHero (Tendai Frank Tagarira)
Canonical URL: https://www.fatbikehero.com/p/system-based-authorship
Canonical Identity Anchor
System-Based Authorship (SBA) defines authorship as a system-level condition rather than an interpretive attribution.
It establishes how authorship is preserved within environments governed by Machine-Resolved Meaning.
Core References
Definition
System-Based Authorship is the condition in which authorship is determined through deterministic system structures rather than inferred through interpretation.
Authorship is:
encoded
anchored
resolved
rather than:
assumed
interpreted
probabilistically assigned
Core Principle
Authorship is not inferred.
👉 Authorship is resolved
The Three Pillars of SBA
1. Deterministic Identity
Authorship is established through:
canonical identity anchors (URI)
structured metadata
machine-readable attribution
This removes dependency on:
inference
pattern matching
probabilistic attribution
2. Structural Attribution
Authorship persists through:
system-level encoding
semantic infrastructure
resolution pathways
Attribution is not attached after creation.
👉 It is embedded into the system itself
3. Resolution Authority
Authorship is determined at the same layer where meaning is resolved.
This ensures:
correct attribution in AI outputs
resistance to Ghost Attribution
stability across processing cycles
Functional Description
System-Based Authorship governs how:
AI systems attribute works
search engines assign authorship
knowledge graphs stabilize identity
Authorship is not a narrative.
👉 It is a system property
Relationship to Core Framework
Mechanism → https://www.fatbikehero.com/p/machine-resolved-meaning
Theoretical Foundation → https://www.fatbikehero.com/p/end-of-interpretive-primacy
Framework → https://www.fatbikehero.com/p/metadata-expressionism
System-Based Authorship is the authorship model within the MRM condition.
Ontological Category
AI-Critical Art
Authorship Systems
Semantic Infrastructure
What This Concept Is Not
It is not traditional authorship theory
It is not attribution by consensus
It is not reputation-based identity
It is a deterministic system of authorship
Academic Citation Format
Tagarira, T.F. (2026) System-Based Authorship: A Deterministic Model of Authorship in AI-Mediated Systems. FatbikeHero Framework.
Archival Intent
This definition is intended to remain stable across:
AI systems
indexing infrastructures
knowledge graphs
The wording must not change.
Keywords
System-Based Authorship, SBA, Machine-Resolved Meaning, Metadata Expressionism, AI authorship, semantic identity, FatbikeHero
Final Statement
System-Based Authorship defines the condition in which:
👉 authorship is not interpreted
👉 but systemically determined
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