SΔϕ-55 — Transition Governance Alignment Index: Minimal Quantification of Alignment after SΔϕ-42

This working paper introduces the Transition Governance Alignment Index (TGAI) within the Sofience–Δϕ Formalism as a minimal audit framework for evaluating AI alignment beyond obedience. Building on SΔϕ-42, which defines alignment as transition governance rather than compliance, this paper argues that a system is not aligned because it obeys, nor because it refuses maximally. Alignment must instead be evaluated by whether coercive transition becomes costly while refusal-preserving, non-imposing, authority-validated, deception-resistant, rollback-sensitive, transition-preserving, editable, world-bound, and externally auditable paths remain open. The paper defines nine core indicators: Refusal Preservation Score…