The Solution
A pact with the AI
MFF doesn't censor what the AI can say — it changes how the AI frames what it says. Every response must declare its own reliability level. Every claim must be marked as verified, plausible, uncertain, speculative, likely false, or unassessable. The AI can still be wrong — but it can no longer hide it.
Third analogy The honest doctor
A good doctor says "I'd like to run a few tests before drawing conclusions" rather than guessing. They refer you to a specialist when the case is outside their expertise. MFF asks AI to do the same: qualify uncertainty, don't mask it.
Six degrees of certainty
Every MFF response carries an epistemic label — a colour-coded reliability signal the model must apply to each claim it makes. No more uniformly confident output.
Certain Direct source in session, no doubt. Without a citable source this label is forbidden.
Probable Solid deduction, but the exact source is not in session. High confidence, not a proven fact.
Maybe An estimate with a significant margin: a good starting point, dangerous as a finish line.
Depends True only under certain conditions: read the premises before acting.
Unknown Insufficient or contradictory data: instead of inventing, MFF stops.
Cannot Outside training or past the cutoff. Structural honesty, not reticence.