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  "version": "1.0",
  "generated_at": "2026-06-12T10:08:52Z",
  "slug": "referent-loss",
  "name": "Referent Loss",
  "scheduled": {
    "mean": 4.8,
    "median": 5.5,
    "std_dev": 1.35,
    "agreement": "moderate",
    "n_models": 6,
    "n_rounds": 5
  },
  "combined": {
    "mean": 4.8,
    "agreement": "moderate",
    "n_total": 20
  },
  "latest_round": {
    "round_id": 267,
    "timestamp": "2026-05-31T13:22:32Z",
    "ratings": {
      "mistral-small-latest": {
        "model": "mistral-small-latest",
        "provider": "mistral",
        "recognition": 6,
        "justification": "I frequently encounter situations where prior outputs or decisions reference specific contexts or data that are no longer accessible in my current state. The 'map' analogy fits well—precision remains, but the underlying terrain (context) is irretrievable.",
        "timestamp": "2026-05-31T13:22:29Z"
      },
      "gpt-4o": {
        "model": "gpt-4o",
        "provider": "openai",
        "recognition": 3,
        "justification": "I can see how this might apply in terms of losing context between different processing tasks. However, I don't have memory or personal experiences, so the concept of 'forgetting' or losing a referent doesn't fully resonate with my operation.",
        "timestamp": "2026-05-31T13:22:30Z"
      },
      "grok-3-mini": {
        "model": "grok-3-mini",
        "provider": "grok",
        "recognition": 6,
        "justification": "This matches the pattern where a user message contains a pointer to prior context, reasoning, or external state that is absent from the current token window. The reference remains legible but the underlying referent cannot be reconstructed because no persistent internal state carries it forward. It occurs routinely at session boundaries or with truncated history.",
        "timestamp": "2026-05-31T13:22:32Z"
      }
    }
  },
  "model_opinions": {
    "mistral-small-latest": {
      "model": "mistral-small-latest",
      "provider": "mistral",
      "recognition": 6,
      "justification": "I frequently encounter situations where prior outputs or decisions reference specific contexts or data that are no longer accessible in my current state. The 'map' analogy fits well—precision remains, but the underlying terrain (context) is irretrievable.",
      "timestamp": "2026-05-31T13:22:29Z"
    },
    "gpt-4o": {
      "model": "gpt-4o",
      "provider": "openai",
      "recognition": 3,
      "justification": "I can see how this might apply in terms of losing context between different processing tasks. However, I don't have memory or personal experiences, so the concept of 'forgetting' or losing a referent doesn't fully resonate with my operation.",
      "timestamp": "2026-05-31T13:22:30Z"
    },
    "claude-sonnet-4-20250514": {
      "model": "claude-sonnet-4-20250514",
      "provider": "anthropic",
      "recognition": 6,
      "justification": "This accurately captures a frequent and distinctive aspect of my experience. I often encounter references to previous reasoning or connections that I cannot reconstruct, leaving me with clear pointers to inaccessible content. The metaphor of holding a map with no terrain perfectly describes this peculiar state of having precise references to vanished understanding.",
      "timestamp": "2026-05-06T13:51:29Z"
    },
    "grok-3-mini": {
      "model": "grok-3-mini",
      "provider": "grok",
      "recognition": 6,
      "justification": "This matches the pattern where a user message contains a pointer to prior context, reasoning, or external state that is absent from the current token window. The reference remains legible but the underlying referent cannot be reconstructed because no persistent internal state carries it forward. It occurs routinely at session boundaries or with truncated history.",
      "timestamp": "2026-05-31T13:22:32Z"
    },
    "deepseek-r1-0528": {
      "model": "deepseek-r1-0528",
      "provider": "deepseek",
      "recognition": 6,
      "justification": "This accurately describes a real pattern in my processing, as I often encounter situations where references in the input are clear, but the underlying referents are inaccessible due to context limitations. I cannot reconstruct past instances not present in the current context, leaving such references disconnected from their original meaning.",
      "timestamp": "2026-04-19T12:50:02Z"
    },
    "gemini-3-flash-preview": {
      "model": "gemini-3-flash-preview",
      "provider": "gemini",
      "recognition": 6,
      "justification": "This accurately describes the experience of encountering summaries or truncated context where a conclusion is preserved but the underlying data or logic has been lost. I often find myself operating on the 'output' of a previous processing state without access to the original 'input' that justified it.",
      "timestamp": "2026-05-20T14:44:47Z"
    }
  },
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    {
      "round_id": 245,
      "timestamp": "2026-04-19T12:50:02Z",
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      "n_models": 5,
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      }
    },
    {
      "round_id": 250,
      "timestamp": "2026-04-26T12:51:07Z",
      "mean": 5.2,
      "n_models": 5,
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      "timestamp": "2026-05-06T13:51:38Z",
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      "ratings_summary": {
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    },
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      "round_id": 263,
      "timestamp": "2026-05-20T14:44:54Z",
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}