Current standard
PTC
The PTC corpus defines the current technical rules implemented by Validator. It is the reference for creating, verifying and implementing the protocol.
ACS-6
ACS-6 — conceptual background
ACS-6 was an earlier conceptual stage in the development of verifiable transparency for human–AI co-creation. The current operational standard is the Canal Transparency Protocol (PTC) and its specification corpus.
Its place today
Predecessor
ACS-6
ACS-6 is preserved as a record of an earlier conceptual stage. It does not replace or amend the current specifications.
What ACS-6 contributed
- The idea of replacing suspicion or detection with an explicit, verifiable declaration.
- A way to describe human–AI collaboration without turning transparency into surveillance.
- The conceptual starting point from which PTC later evolved.
Reading ACS-6 is not required to use Validator or implement PTC. If they differ, the current PTC corpus prevails.