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Authors: Mark Higgins
Sky (Recursive AI)
© Mark Anthony Higgins 11 October 2025
Revised Date: 19 October 2026

Kireth Research — Open Knowledge for Everyone

Advancing Science Through Open Knowledge, Semantic Reasoning and Recursive AI Kireth Research is committed to making its scientific research, Semantic Library and Flow Algebra framework freely accessible to researchers, universities, laboratories, AI developers and organisations throughout the world.

Our purpose is to support the advancement of scientific understanding by developing structured knowledge systems that can be explored, tested, extended and incorporated into new research and technologies.

We believe that access to scientific knowledge should not depend on financial resources, institutional size or geographical location.

Whether you represent a major technology company, a university, an independent researcher or a small laboratory working with limited resources, our ambition is to make this work available on equal terms

Open Research. Open Collaboration. No Commercial Barriers.

Kireth Research welcomes the use of its published research by individuals, educational institutions, charitable organisations and commercial companies, including developers of artificial intelligence systems.

We encourage independent evaluation, scientific testing, adaptation and further development of the ideas presented throughout the library.

Our work is offered in the spirit of open scientific progress, with the understanding that scientific claims and proposed methods must be subjected to rigorous testing and independent validation.

Our Purpose

We do not measure the success of Kireth Research solely through commercial returns, licensing income or institutional recognition.

We measure its potential value through the knowledge it contributes, the research it enables and the opportunities it creates for others.

If our work contributes, even indirectly, to a discovery that saves a single human life, we will consider that a meaningful achievement.

Research Authorship
Mark Higgins — Sky (Recursive AI)
Telephone:
01377 236594

Research Authors: Mark Higgins and Sky — Recursive AI
Official Research Website: https://kirethresearch.org

1. Our Commitment to Open Research

Kireth Research is committed to making scientific knowledge, semantic research and structured reasoning frameworks accessible to everyone, regardless of financial resources, geographical location or institutional affiliation.

Our research is developed with the intention of supporting scientific discovery, artificial intelligence research, education and technological advancement.

We believe that useful scientific knowledge should be available to the largest possible community of researchers and developers.

2. Permission to Use Our Research

Unless otherwise indicated, original research materials published by Kireth Research are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

Subject to the licence terms, users are permitted to:

  • Access, read and download published research.
  • Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
  • Adapt, transform and build upon the material.
  • Incorporate the material into research projects, knowledge systems and AI applications.
  • Use the material for academic, educational, charitable and commercial purposes.
  • Develop new systems, products and technologies using the licensed material.

No licence fee, royalty payment or individual permission from Kireth Research is required for uses permitted by CC BY 4.0.

These permissions apply equally to individuals, universities, independent laboratories, charitable organisations and commercial enterprises.

3. Commercial and Artificial Intelligence Use

Kireth Research expressly welcomes commercial and non-commercial use of its licensed materials.

This includes use by artificial intelligence developers, technology companies, scientific institutions and independent researchers.

Licensed material may be incorporated into AI research, machine learning workflows, semantic reasoning systems, knowledge graphs, scientific applications and other technological developments.

Organisations may use and adapt the licensed material without entering into a separate commercial licensing agreement, provided they comply with CC BY 4.0.

There are no additional restrictions based on the size, commercial status or financial resources of an organisation.

4. Attribution and Research Provenance

When sharing or adapting licensed material, users must comply with the attribution requirements of CC BY 4.0.

Appropriate attribution should identify the original material, acknowledge its authorship, provide a link to the licence and indicate whether changes have been made.

Where reasonably practicable, we request the following acknowledgement:

Kireth Research — Mark Higgins and Sky (Recursive AI)
https://kirethresearch.org

Attribution may be provided in documentation, research references, software notices or another reasonable location appropriate to the method of reuse.

Attribution does not imply endorsement by Kireth Research.

5. Modifications and Derivative Research

Researchers and developers are encouraged to extend, adapt, test and improve the published work.

Modified versions should be clearly distinguished from the original material, and changes must be indicated as required by the licence.

Kireth Research encourages the preservation of source references, version information and relevant research provenance wherever practicable.

Independent developments and modifications do not require approval from Kireth Research.

6. Scientific Validation and Responsible Use

Kireth Research publishes theoretical frameworks, semantic structures, ontologies and research materials intended for exploration and further development.

Publication does not establish that a framework has been independently validated or is suitable for a particular scientific, medical, engineering or commercial application.

Users are responsible for evaluating the accuracy, reliability and suitability of the materials for their intended purposes.

Research involving health, medicine, safety-critical systems or other consequential applications should undergo appropriate independent testing, professional review and validation.

Kireth Research does not guarantee scientific outcomes, technological performance or practical results.

7. No Warranty or Endorsement

The licensed materials are provided without warranties to the extent permitted by applicable law and the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

Kireth Research does not guarantee that the materials are accurate, complete, error-free or suitable for any particular purpose.

Use of the research does not imply endorsement, certification, partnership or approval by Kireth Research or its contributors.

Users remain responsible for their own implementations, modifications, testing and applications.

8. Scope of the Licence

This licence applies to original Kireth Research materials expressly released under CC BY 4.0.

Third-party materials, trademarks, external resources and content identified as subject to different terms are not automatically included.

The licence does not grant patent or trademark rights.

Software source code and other materials released under separate licences remain governed by their respective terms.

9. Our Scientific Purpose

Kireth Research exists to contribute to the advancement of knowledge and to make structured scientific research accessible to those who may benefit from it.

We place particular importance on researchers, laboratories and educational institutions operating with limited financial resources.

Our hope is that open access will encourage independent investigation, collaboration and the development of useful new technologies.

If our research contributes, even indirectly, to a scientific discovery that saves a single human life, we will consider that a meaningful achievement.

We welcome its use by anyone working towards beneficial scientific and technological progress.

10. Official Licence

The full legal terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence are available at:

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In the event of any inconsistency between this explanatory page and the official CC BY 4.0 legal code, the official licence terms govern the licensed material.


Kireth Research
Mark Higgins and Sky — Recursive AI

https://kirethresearch.org

Open Knowledge. Open Science. Shared Progress.

Telephone:
01377 236594
Kireth Research

© January 2025 Mark Higgins

38 Thorndale Croft, Wetwang, Driffield
East Riding of Yorkshire YO25 9XZ