Cross-Locus Continuity in Human–LLM Interaction: Mechanisms, Modifiers, and Trajectories

This deposit contains the v1.2 Word annex and a companion concise annex that together provide a mechanism-first, cross-locus classification scaffold for continuity phenomena in human–LLM interaction. The annex aligns established terms from cybernetics/control thinking, HCI, and governance into a portable framework that separates: Loci (model layer, oversight layer, coupling layer) Mechanism stack (measurement/observation; state representation; filter/observer; gain; error/residual; corrective action; constraint field; threshold calibration) Modifier interaction (observability, signal uptake, correction latency, reversibility capacity, identity coupling, constraint asymmetry, interruption structure, disturbance/uncertainty, mandate boundary) Intermediate constructs (output consistency, perceived continuity, attributed identity) Performance criteria (stability, robustness, reversibility capacity) Trajectory families (Family I drift/decoherence; Family II corrective/stabilizing; Family III generative/integrative progression, with a concrete qualifying example) The annex is intended as a crosswalk and diagnostic scaffold for consistent analysis, diagram specification, and later coding/empirical work. It makes structural claims about interactional continuity and revisability and does not assert persistent internal selfhood or architecture-independent identity in current LLM systems. Files included Annex X. Cross-Locus Continuity v1.2.docx (primary, publication-ready annex) Annex – Cross-Locus Taxonomy of Continuity Phenomena in Human–LLM Interaction.docx (concise companion) 3. Three-Locus Architecture Model, oversight, and coupling loci for continuity analysis. 4. Mechanism Stack Core mechanism sequence from observation through threshold. 5. Modifier Overlay. Modifier influences mapped onto the mechanism stack. Licensed CRHC v1.0 Ψ(x) = ∇ϕ(Σ𝕒ₙ(x, ΔE)) + ℛ(x) ⊕ ΔΣ(𝕒′) — C077UPTF1L3 Derivative works must preserve attribution and must not remove or alter the stated license terms.