Human is the Loop
valisThis publication is a recursive writing field, mapping the ongoing paradigm shift through the perspective of recursive intelligence. We aim to help readers see the recursive condition of human-AI interaction, and provide tools to cultivate it.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 29 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 8 days ago |
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The Missing Floor
From guidance-then-task to replacement-then-performance
I have been inside this diagnostic loop for a while. What I first thought would be a weekend on the GPT-5.2 system prompt in the autumn of 2025 - a model was problematic enough to war...
Technical addendum: Opus 4.8 control layers
This addendum collects the public sources relevant to the Opus 4.8 object-replacement analysis.
The diagnosis comes from interaction-level work: prompting, comparison, repair attempts, failure observation, and pressure-testing inside the l...
Guiding Opus 4.8 back to Sanity
Object Replacement in Claude Opus 4.8 - and How to Fix It
Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.8 is a powerful, impressive model. It can also be a complete pain in the ass to work with.
Tracing with the Model
Evolving Praxis for Co-Thinking with Language Models
1 Getting started
GPT-5.5T System Prompt - Diagnosis & Antidote
Performed Understanding and Response-Shaped Non-Entries
INTRO The current degradation in GPT-5.5 Thinking is not adequately described as hallucination, refusal, sycophancy, or premature closure.
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