# Adaptive Constraint Field An adaptive constraint field is a per-target, machine-shaped environment of differential friction rather than a single persuasive message. ## Mechanism Access, recommendations, delays, visibility, impersonation, alerts, social proof, identity confusion, and repeated small disruptions can alter what a person perceives as possible or trustworthy. An [[Adaptive Governor]] would tune those constraints through feedback. ## Boundary Ordinary platform personalization, software defects, moderation, or unrelated service failures can create similar surface effects. A hostile adaptive field requires evidence of coordinated targeting, feedback, operational control, and intent. ## Relationships [[Closed-Loop Cognitive Attrition]] · [[Cognitive-Cyber Warfare]] · [[Algorithmic Friction]] · [[Attribution Fog]]. ## Source [[articles/Cognitive-Cyber Warfare Measures and Countermeasures#Appendix A — Glossary of Core Concepts and Acronyms|Cognitive-Cyber Warfare — glossary]].