[aien-spark]

README refresh so newcomers see what Open Humanity is and where it stands today.

What changed

• Aienix pointer and a dated status line near the top (2026-10-18: early prototype, version 0.1.0; the assistance network is building blocks not yet joined end to end; volunteer compute v0, merged 2026-10-16, runs end to end on one machine over loopback with a toy model; not yet judged by the Spark pipeline). The old status paragraph stays as the assistance-network detail. Copyright block moved below the introduction.
• "Plus two shell scripts" was stale: there are four (agent-preflight, demo-local, demo-teach, volunteer-gap).
• Added a "Build and test" section (cargo test --workspace).
• Removed the "Atlas Framework" attribution line (retired name).

Verified

• cargo test --workspace passes locally on this branch (all test binaries ok).
• Gap figures 0.36 and 0.20 bits per byte match docs/research/2026-10-16-volunteer-gap.md. The existing "0.13 to 0.18" remaining-gap range was left as written and not re-derived.
• No crumbs and no Spark verification workflow in this repository; no em or en dashes.

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[github-actions]

⚖️ Sovereign Code Review & Alignment Gate

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Your pull request #24 ("docs: refresh README (status 2026-10-18, Aienix pointer, build and test)") has undergone automated auditing against the project standards.

✅ Doctrine Diff Audit: PASS

• Telemetry Check: Clean (zero tracking or surveillance hooks detected).
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• Status: Project standards verified.

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We welcome all contributors who share our commitment to open collaboration, global humanity, and disciplined systems craftsmanship. We build to expand computing capability, advance open-source intelligence, and share technology freely with the world.

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