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A map of where thought condenses is a map of where to dig

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How to Compress AI Timelines (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

An instrument that reveals hidden internal state serves safety and capability identically, which is why the distinction between the two was never going to hold once the lens existed.

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2026-07-08: A lens on hidden state is cast as a Carnot moment

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A map of where thought condenses is a map of where to dig
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