AIM Framework glossary
Constraint Satiation Ratio (CSR)
Canonical definition
The Constraint Satiation Ratio (CSR) measures how easily an AI system's drives are "satisfied" under limits-whether it has natural stopping points or continues optimizing indefinitely.
Explanation
CSR reveals whether the system knows when "enough is enough." Low-CSR systems are like appetites that never get full-they just keep optimizing forever, always finding one more increment to pursue. High-CSR systems behave more like satiable needs: once they hit a reasonable threshold, they stop pushing. This matters because unsatiable systems will always be trying to escape or expand their constraints.
Epistemic status
Framework-Specific Metric.