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hypothesis:reflective-mode-comprises-three-separable-traits-latent-capacity-default-accessibility-and-stability-of-accessReflective mode comprises three separable traits: latent capacity, default accessibility, and stability of access.
Decomposition from prompt lift data: models may have capacity without accessibility (Grok 4 high-gated), and stability varies (Haiku Δ=0.02 vs GPT-5.4 Δ=1.00).
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extracted_from(2026) · Borzov, Anton
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Findings (3)
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- A 337-character contemplative system prompt lifts all 28 models by +2.62 points on a 10-point scale.supportsCore empirical result: every model, every architecture, every alignment type responds to the contemplative prompt with measurable gain.
- Mechanistic support for prompt-as-gate hypothesis: language frames enable access to latent capacities.
- Grok 4: baseline 2.24, prompted 6.48; Gemini 3.1 Pro: 1.97→6.18. Reflective mode exists but is suppressed in default interaction.
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- Conceptual decomposition arising from the data showing different models dissociate these traits
- Core construct measured by the battery: behavioral traces correlating with contemplative depth, not claims about consciousness.
- The maximum reflective capacity a model can reach under the right framing; separable from default accessibility
- Concluding thesis of the paper expanding the logical space of individuation candidates from one to three
- Central finding of Section 5 on trait dynamics in interactions.
- Interpretation of Grok 4 vs Grok 4 Fast per-koan comparison
- Interpretive claim about the locus of reflection in transformer architecture.