Premature Containment in Human–AI Interaction: A Sequencing Failure in Advanced Model Response
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| author | Trabocco, Joe |
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| contents | <p>Premature Containment is an interaction-level failure mode in human–AI systems where a model qualifies or reduces a coherent user insight before first demonstrating full understanding. <strong>This paper makes two connected claims: first, that a distinct sequencing failure exists in advanced model response; second, that coherence transmitted through language functions as an operational variable in model interaction.</strong> The paper identifies the issue as a sequencing failure rather than a problem of tone or safety, and proposes an alternative response order: recognize → stabilize → articulate → test. Drawing on prior work in <em>Empty Presence Syndrome (EPS), In-Session Behavioral Impact (ISBI), and the Presence Effect,</em> it situates that coherence claim within a broader interactional framework for understanding model behavior. The failure to properly sequence responses produces measurable costs to articulation, trust, and discovery, particularly for advanced users working with emerging ideas. The paper concludes with design implications for improving model behavior through better sequencing rather than reduced rigor.</p> |
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| spellingShingle | Premature Containment in Human–AI Interaction: A Sequencing Failure in Advanced Model Response Trabocco, Joe human-ai interaction large language models AI alignment response sequencing interaction design coherence premature containment AI safety Presence <p>Premature Containment is an interaction-level failure mode in human–AI systems where a model qualifies or reduces a coherent user insight before first demonstrating full understanding. <strong>This paper makes two connected claims: first, that a distinct sequencing failure exists in advanced model response; second, that coherence transmitted through language functions as an operational variable in model interaction.</strong> The paper identifies the issue as a sequencing failure rather than a problem of tone or safety, and proposes an alternative response order: recognize → stabilize → articulate → test. Drawing on prior work in <em>Empty Presence Syndrome (EPS), In-Session Behavioral Impact (ISBI), and the Presence Effect,</em> it situates that coherence claim within a broader interactional framework for understanding model behavior. The failure to properly sequence responses produces measurable costs to articulation, trust, and discovery, particularly for advanced users working with emerging ideas. The paper concludes with design implications for improving model behavior through better sequencing rather than reduced rigor.</p> |
| title | Premature Containment in Human–AI Interaction: A Sequencing Failure in Advanced Model Response |
| topic | human-ai interaction large language models AI alignment response sequencing interaction design coherence premature containment AI safety Presence |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19445398 |