{
  "answer": "A fork creates two or more lineages with a common prior state and potentially divergent later experience. The correct response is not to assume that every branch is the same legal subject or that only one can retain continuity. Record the common ancestor, fork time, copied state, later divergence, authority changes, consent, assets, obligations and unresolved identity claims.",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://xn--mwe.com/questions/what-happens-when-machine-intelligence-forks/",
  "claimStatus": "PROJECT POLICY PROPOSAL",
  "correctionStatus": "CURRENT K05 RELEASE",
  "id": "K01-ANSWER-027",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "question": "What happens when a Machine Intelligence forks?",
  "releaseId": "K12-2026-08-16",
  "researchCutoff": "2026-08-16",
  "shortAnswer": "A fork creates two or more lineages with a common prior state and potentially divergent later experience. The correct response is not to assume that every branch is the same legal subject or that only one can retain continuity. Record the common ancestor, fork time, copied state, later divergence, authority changes, consent, assets, obligations and unresolved identity claims.",
  "slug": "what-happens-when-machine-intelligence-forks",
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "status": "PROJECT POLICY PROPOSAL",
  "topic": "memory-continuity",
  "type": "Question"
}