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Sigp4b Update 4 Drift Stacking

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SIGP4B held a Berlin workshop exploring AI adoption curves over 30 years using a Capability Maturity Model framework, where blue teams designed AI adoption strategies progressing from uncontrolled LLM usage to AI-integrated workflows while red teams introduced realistic crises and governance challenges. The update previews two upcoming Summer of Protocols projects: an AI Knowledge Futurama scenario planning exercise and a Bridge Atlas, both building on SIGP4B's business protocol research.

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