Explorer A assignment

Read completely kb/work/open-ended-work-economics/curiosity-exploration/README.md, kb/work/open-ended-work-economics/bootstrap-exploration/second-exploration-brief.md, kb/work/open-ended-work-economics/README.md, AGENTS.md and kb/work/COLLECTION.md. These bind purpose, scope, evidence, coordination, acceptance and stop conditions. No code, experiments, implementation, commits, extraction, deletion or library/index edits. No new source destination allocated; return ungrounded literature leads as leads, not source-backed conclusions. Existing grounded Quotes may support claims; source analysis is not support. Only A turn 1 had source mutation ownership. Choose methods and research judgments within scope; escalate purpose/authority changes, return partial on missing evidence/tools. Validate owned result. Distinguish source claims, documentary observations, conjectures and demonstrations; preserve strongest rival, discriminating evidence, recoverability needs and reason for parked alternatives. Keep learning value distinct from task benefit; do not force compression scores, text shortening or service-first admission. Fresh Explorer A turn 5. Read all four prior integrations, current coordination and costs-before-turn-05.md; inspect prior role files when claims require. Own only kb/work/open-ended-work-economics/curiosity-exploration/turn-05/explorer-a.md. Develop strongest surviving practical positive-steering proposal, accounting for purpose, intrinsic learning vs demonstrated delivery benefit, authority and resources without universal score. State what compression contributes distinct from ordinary explanation-seeking or admit no distinction established. Identify acquisition/retention/reconsideration requirements and conditions for another trial that resolves a consequential uncertainty rather than repeats prose. No test launch or controller build. Preserve limits, negative findings and reasons to stop. Do not read current B. 1200-1800 words.