Recursive interpretive conditioning
Recursive interpretive conditioning is the feedback process in which a generated interpretation, once retained as context, memory, policy, evidence, or authorization, alters the conditions of later interpretation and action. Ordinary error propagation copies a mistake through a chain; recursive conditioning changes the conditions under which later claims are produced and judged, even when the original wording disappears. The proposition can remain visible while its contingency disappears.
How it manifests · Illustrative vector
Illustrative vector, from the paper's worked example: an agent infers that a migration is done and records the handoff Migration completed. Retained without its status, the sentence makes verification look redundant for the next agent and turns release notes into the obvious next action. The wording could even disappear while that framing effect persists.
Evidence: The Generative Horizon (paper)
Related terms
- Generative horizon · Core concepts
- Context integrity · Context and meaning preservation
- Reduction drift · Context and meaning preservation