EPISODE 468 — THE CEILING OF ARTIFICIAL SYSTEMS WHERE MACHINES STOP & WHY THAT BOUNDARY EXISTS Artificial systems are powerful — but they are not unlimited. From a Field Mechanics perspective, all artificial systems have a structural ceiling. Not because of ethics. Not because of fear. But because of architecture. Machines stop where: • meaning is required • lived consequence matters • identity coherence is needed • feedback must be embodied • responsibility cannot be deferred Artificial systems