Changelog
Every revision across the guide, newest first.
- Sycophancy loopRevision 2: evidence verified and extended with 2026 research on approval signals and multi-turn pressure; wording on memory and conversation length corrected
- Sycophancy loopFirst recorded
- Borrowed warmthRevision 2: law updated (New York, Washington, Commission guidelines), litigation and prevalence estimates added; SB 243 notice described as conditional
- Borrowed warmthFirst recorded
- Reluctant goodbyeRevision 2: scope tightened to the exit mediated by the system’s voice; De Freitas et al. described accurately; Washington and Oregon statutes added
- Reluctant goodbyeFirst recorded
- Crowding outRevision 2: longitudinal and 2026 evidence added (Folk and Dunn; Zhang et al.; Common Sense 2026); Fang et al. and Common Sense 2025 figures described accurately
- Crowding outFirst recorded
- Agent-directed dark patternRevision 2: peer-reviewed benchmark and vendor injection figures added; Magentic Marketplace figures sourced to the technical report; second design move extended
- Agent-directed dark patternFirst recorded
- Self-preferencing agentRevision 2: definition widened to assistants that advise as well as agents that act; 2026 DMA enforcement, advertising in assistants and platform exclusion of rival agents added
- Self-preferencing agentFirst recorded
- Rubber-stamp oversightRevision 3: brought to the standard of the other entries; fourth field mark, ‘Where it shows up’ and 2026 evidence on approval rates added; third design move kept to the gate
- Consent creepRevision 2: EDPB, NIST, MCP and operating-system permission models added; OWASP described accurately; second design move extended
- Consent creepFirst recorded
- Invisible handoffRevision 2: GDPR recipient rule described accurately with the Österreichische Post ruling; protocol, sub-processor and audit-trail evidence added
- Invisible handoffFirst recorded
- Default driftRevision 2: definition sharpened to the content of the decision, leaving ownership to P.02; evidence on where convergence originates, on vibe-coded sites and on security and accessibility defaults added
- Default driftFirst recorded
- Unowned decisionRevision 2: lineage (Nissenbaum), Air Canada, CMA guidance and 2026 workflow evidence added; AI Act amendment named and dated
- Unowned decisionFirst recorded
- Synthetic userRevision 2: peer-reviewed evidence on variance, misalignment and causal inference added, with the strongest counter-case; third field mark extended
- Synthetic userFirst recorded
- The interface is no longer where the ethics livesFirst draft
- Rubber-stamp oversightRevision 2: field marks added
- Rubber-stamp oversightFirst recorded