v1.0 — Initial Prototype
The Conversion Index is a research prototype documenting failure modes in the transfer of knowledge between incompatible systems. It defines a conversion as the operational transfer of a concept, quantity, or procedure from a source system to a target system, and focuses on cases where this transfer produces measurable loss, distortion, or instability.
Rather than treating translation errors as isolated mistakes, the Index treats them as systemic failures. Each case isolates a specific conversion interface, the mechanism by which transfer occurred, and the observable consequences of failure across technical, linguistic, and institutional domains, sometimes with an improvement scheme attached.
This initial release establishes the core methodology and classification schema and includes a small validation set of pilot cases. The project is under active development; future iterations will expand the dataset and refine methods for comparing semantic and operational loss across domains.
We welcome contributors worldwide. Thank you very much for your involvement!
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