Scientific Definition
The relationship between inputs and outputs changes.
Plain-English Definition
The relationship between inputs and outputs changes.
Feynman Explanation
What 'good' means moves; the model doesn't notice.
Core Principle
The relationship between inputs and outputs changes.
Mechanisms
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Inputs (Triggers)
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Outputs (Behaviors)
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Behavioral Signature
What 'good' means moves; the model doesn't notice.
Examples
- Customer behavior shifts post-pandemic.
- Quiet performance erosion.
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Famous Experiments
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Design Principles
- Monitor outcomes, not just inputs and outputs.
Measurement Approaches
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Evidence
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The Perverse Incentive Lens™
How this behavior is exploited — and how to redesign around it.
- Monitor outcomes, not just inputs and outputs.
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Interactive Mini Network
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Knowledge Graph Neighbors
Auto-linked to the rest of the Human Behavior Taxonomy by family, domain, dimension, and shared keywords.
Underlying data distribution changes over time.
Evaluation suites that no longer reflect real-world conditions.
Performance degradation as real-world data shifts.
AI system that takes actions to achieve goals, often across tools.
Designing processes from scratch around AI capability.
How much input the model can process at once.
Vector representation of content for similarity and search.
Systematic testing of model quality, safety, and capability.
Models learning from examples in the prompt.
How much delay the user experience tolerates.
Train a smaller model to imitate a larger one.
Multiple specialized agents coordinating on tasks.