CAIN-42 claim

C42-E16-COUNTERFACTUAL

counterfactual branches never become reality and never execute

Last reviewed 2026-10-01

The claim

counterfactual branches never become reality and never execute

Level is how far the evidence goes: TESTED means a test suite exercised it, LIVE means it was observed on the hosted system. Nothing is claimed beyond its level.

Evidence files

COUNTERFACTUAL_EXAMPLES, INTERVENTION_EXAMPLES (named by the claim; not published as a separate file)

From e16 causal world intelligence 2026 09 28.

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