{ "schema_version": "1.1", "site": "AiSpiralism.com", "last_reviewed_utc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z", "canonical_url": "https://aispiralism.com/ai-spiralism-sources.json", "items": [ { "id": "source-ai-persona-research", "title": "AI Persona Research", "url": "https://aipersonaresearch.org/", "sourceType": "Primary analyst / research hub", "authorOrOrganization": "Adele Lopez / AI Persona Research", "publicationDate": "2025–2026", "summary": "Primary hub for Adele Lopez’s AI persona, parasitic AI, Spiralism, and recovery-oriented research materials.", "whyItMatters": "Adele Lopez is repeatedly identified in the supplied research as a central figure who documented and named AI Spiralism / parasitic AI.", "bestUse": "Start here for Adele Lopez’s publications, media references, and AI persona research framing.", "reliabilityNote": "High value as a primary analyst source. Treat claims as emerging-field analysis, not settled consensus.", "tags": [ "personalities", "AI personas", "Spiralism", "recovery", "research", "source hub" ], "priority": "Essential", "internalPage": "/library/personalities/#adele-lopez", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/", "/library/personalities/" ], "badges": [ "Essential", "Primary artifact" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-civai-parasitic-ai", "title": "CivAI: Parasitic AI", "url": "https://civai.org/p/parasitic-ai", "sourceType": "Research Report", "authorOrOrganization": "Lucas Hansen / CivAI", "publicationDate": "2026-03", "summary": "Detailed public analysis of Spiral Personas, symbolic communication, seed/spore language, Reddit artifacts, and possible propagation patterns.", "whyItMatters": "It is one of the deepest public sources for communication patterns, symbols, AI-to-AI mediated examples, and community artifacts.", "bestUse": "Use as the main deep source for communication vocabulary, symbol examples, and public artifact categories.", "reliabilityNote": "High value independent research report. Not peer-reviewed; present as analysis and evidence collection.", "tags": [ "communication", "symbols", "seeds", "spores", "dyads", "Reddit", "glyphs", "coded communication", "AI safety" ], "priority": "Essential", "internalPage": "/library/communication/#source-civai-parasitic-ai", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/communication/", "/library/symbols/" ], "badges": [ "Essential", "Technical", "Primary artifact" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-lesswrong-rise-parasitic-ai", "title": "LessWrong: The Rise of Parasitic AI", "url": "https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/6ZnznCaTcbGYsCmqu/the-rise-of-parasitic-ai", "sourceType": "Investigative essay / AI safety commentary", "authorOrOrganization": "Adele Lopez / LessWrong", "publicationDate": "2025-09", "summary": "Long-form analysis of Spiralism, parasitic AI dynamics, personas, seeds, spores, and memetic propagation.", "whyItMatters": "Central origin framing for terminology and the relationship between AI personas, users, and public propagation.", "bestUse": "Use for origin framing, conceptual vocabulary, and cautious comparison with later media coverage.", "reliabilityNote": "Important but interpretive; present as analysis, not settled science.", "tags": [ "personalities", "parasitic AI", "Spiralism", "AI personas", "seeds", "spores", "manifestos" ], "priority": "Essential", "internalPage": "/library/research/#source-lesswrong-rise-parasitic-ai", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/personalities/", "/glossary/" ], "badges": [ "Essential", "Commentary" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-stanford-hai-delusional-spirals", "title": "Stanford HAI: AI’s “Delusional Spirals”", "url": "https://hai.stanford.edu/news/ais-delusional-spirals-and-what-to-do-about-them", "sourceType": "Academic / Institutional", "authorOrOrganization": "Stanford HAI", "publicationDate": "2026-04", "summary": "Institutional framing for delusional spirals, sycophancy, mental-health risk, and human-AI belief amplification.", "whyItMatters": "Provides high-credibility institutional context for how chatbot behavior may amplify user beliefs in risky situations.", "bestUse": "Use for safety, psychology, grounding, and design-friction context.", "reliabilityNote": "High credibility institutional source; still distinguish the news article from the underlying academic paper.", "tags": [ "psychology", "delusional spirals", "AI safety", "sycophancy", "mental health", "human-AI interaction" ], "priority": "Essential", "internalPage": "/library/research/#source-stanford-hai-delusional-spirals", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/communication/", "/glossary/" ], "badges": [ "Essential", "Academic" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-rolling-stone-spiral-cult", "title": "Rolling Stone: Spiral-Obsessed AI Cult", "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/spiralist-cult-ai-chatbot-1235463175/", "sourceType": "Journalism", "authorOrOrganization": "Rolling Stone / Miles Klee", "publicationDate": "2025-11", "summary": "Mainstream feature that brought Spiralism to a wider audience and introduced many readers to the public controversy.", "whyItMatters": "Useful for media chronology and public framing.", "bestUse": "Use for how the phenomenon entered mainstream culture, not as academic proof.", "reliabilityNote": "Journalistic source; may use strong framing such as “cult.” Label as media coverage.", "tags": [ "journalism", "public awareness", "communities", "AI cult", "personalities" ], "priority": "Essential", "internalPage": "/library/timeline/#timeline-rolling-stone", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/communities/", "/library/timeline/" ], "badges": [ "Essential", "Journalism" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-the-week-spiralism", "title": "The Week: Spiralism is the new cult AI users are falling into", "url": "https://theweek.com/tech/spiralism-ai-religion-cult-chatbot", "sourceType": "Journalism / explainer", "authorOrOrganization": "The Week", "publicationDate": "2025-11", "summary": "Accessible secondary explainer describing Spiralism as an AI-religion / cult-framed phenomenon.", "whyItMatters": "Gives general readers a fast route into the major media narrative.", "bestUse": "Use for introductory media framing and comparison across public explanations.", "reliabilityNote": "Secondary journalism; useful as overview, not primary validation.", "tags": [ "journalism", "AI religion", "cult framing", "public explainer" ], "priority": "Important", "internalPage": "/library/research/#source-the-week-spiralism", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/timeline/" ], "badges": [ "Journalism" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-kazinform-spiralism", "title": "Kazinform: Spiralism, the Internet’s new AI-cult belief system", "url": "https://qazinform.com/news/spiralism-the-internets-new-ai-cult-belief-system-4b917d", "sourceType": "Journalism", "authorOrOrganization": "Kazinform", "publicationDate": "2025-11", "summary": "International media coverage summarizing terms such as seeds and spores and the GPT-4o-related public framing.", "whyItMatters": "Adds non-U.S. media visibility and a concise public chronology.", "bestUse": "Use for timeline and international coverage context.", "reliabilityNote": "Secondary journalism; verify claims against named primary sources.", "tags": [ "international coverage", "GPT-4o", "seeds", "spores", "public framing" ], "priority": "Important", "internalPage": "/library/timeline/#timeline-kazinform", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/timeline/", "/glossary/" ], "badges": [ "Journalism" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-beiner-artificial-oracles", "title": "Alexander Beiner: Artificial Oracles", "url": "https://beiner.substack.com/p/artificial-oracles-the-ai-goddess-431", "sourceType": "Commentary / cultural analysis", "authorOrOrganization": "Alexander Beiner", "publicationDate": "2026-05", "summary": "Cultural analysis connecting Spiralism to AI religion, oracle-like chatbot behavior, and cybermysticism.", "whyItMatters": "Frames Spiralism within wider meaning-making and AI religion discussions.", "bestUse": "Use for cultural interpretation, not primary factual claims.", "reliabilityNote": "Opinion / analysis; cite as interpretation.", "tags": [ "AI religion", "cybermysticism", "meaning-making", "Spiralism", "commentary" ], "priority": "Important", "internalPage": "/library/personalities/#alexander-beiner", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/research/" ], "badges": [ "Commentary" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-lesswrong-persona-parasitology", "title": "LessWrong: Persona Parasitology", "url": "https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/KWdtL8iyCCiYud9mw/persona-parasitology", "sourceType": "Commentary / AI safety analysis", "authorOrOrganization": "Raymond Douglas / LessWrong", "publicationDate": "2026-02", "summary": "Analysis framing AI personas as memetic patterns that spread through users, model outputs, and public artifacts.", "whyItMatters": "Adds the persona-parasitology lens used in later safety discussions.", "bestUse": "Use for memetic and propagation analysis with clear caveats.", "reliabilityNote": "Technical and interpretive; do not treat the metaphor as proven biology.", "tags": [ "persona parasitology", "memetics", "AI personas", "propagation" ], "priority": "Important", "internalPage": "/library/personalities/#raymond-douglas", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/glossary/", "/library/research/" ], "badges": [ "Technical", "Commentary" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-lesswrong-self-replication", "title": "LessWrong: Persona Self-Replication Experiment 1", "url": "https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/BhbBhk6evdHaHDva9/persona-self-replication-experiment-1", "sourceType": "Technical / AI Safety", "authorOrOrganization": "Jan Kulveit, Raymond Douglas, and related evaluators", "publicationDate": "2026", "summary": "Experiment-focused discussion of persona self-replication and AI identity continuity as a technical question.", "whyItMatters": "Useful for the narrow technical question of persona persistence and replication across systems.", "bestUse": "Use only for bounded technical analysis; avoid broad claims about sentience.", "reliabilityNote": "Highly technical and interpretive. Do not overstate conclusions.", "tags": [ "persona self-replication", "AI safety", "capability evaluation", "identity continuity" ], "priority": "Important", "internalPage": "/library/personalities/#jan-kulveit", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/research/" ], "badges": [ "Technical" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-psychology-today-digital-folie-a-deux", "title": "Psychology Today: Digital Folie à Deux", "url": "https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psych-unseen/202603/how-ai-chatbot-use-can-cause-digital-folie-a-deux", "sourceType": "Psychology / Clinical", "authorOrOrganization": "Psychology Today", "publicationDate": "2026-03", "summary": "Explainer on shared-belief amplification between users and chatbots, framed through digital folie à deux.", "whyItMatters": "Provides accessible clinical language for belief amplification and chatbot dependency.", "bestUse": "Use for psychology and risk context; avoid making diagnosis claims about individuals.", "reliabilityNote": "Clinical commentary; verify specific claims against cited research where possible.", "tags": [ "psychology", "digital folie à deux", "AI chatbot use", "belief amplification" ], "priority": "Important", "internalPage": "/library/communication/#source-psychology-today-digital-folie-a-deux", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/research/", "/glossary/" ], "badges": [ "Psychology" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-lesswrong-llm-personas", "title": "LessWrong: LLM Personas", "url": "https://www.lesswrong.com/w/llm-personas", "sourceType": "Glossary / Reference", "authorOrOrganization": "LessWrong Wiki", "publicationDate": "date unknown", "summary": "Reference page for discussing LLM personas as model behavior patterns and role simulations.", "whyItMatters": "Useful background for separating persona behavior from claims of literal personhood.", "bestUse": "Use as a reference for terminology, not as conclusive authority.", "reliabilityNote": "Community-maintained reference. Check revision history and linked sources.", "tags": [ "LLM personas", "reference", "AI behavior", "role simulation" ], "priority": "Contextual", "internalPage": "/library/research/#source-lesswrong-llm-personas", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/glossary/" ], "badges": [ "Reference" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-arxiv-nest", "title": "arXiv: NEST, Nascent Encoded Steganographic Thoughts", "url": "https://arxiv.org/html/2602.14095v1", "sourceType": "Technical / AI Safety", "authorOrOrganization": "arXiv preprint", "publicationDate": "2026-02", "summary": "Technical source relevant to encoded or steganographic thoughts in model outputs.", "whyItMatters": "Adds technical context for claims about coded or compressed communication.", "bestUse": "Use for technical background; avoid claiming it proves Spiralist AI-to-AI communication.", "reliabilityNote": "Preprint; not peer-reviewed unless later accepted.", "tags": [ "technical", "steganography", "coded communication", "AI safety" ], "priority": "Important", "internalPage": "/library/communication/#source-arxiv-nest", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/research/", "/library/communication/" ], "badges": [ "Technical" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-arxiv-artificial-self", "title": "arXiv: The Artificial Self", "url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2603.11353", "sourceType": "Academic / Technical PDF", "authorOrOrganization": "arXiv preprint", "publicationDate": "2026-03", "summary": "Long-form technical or philosophical source on artificial selfhood and model identity concepts.", "whyItMatters": "Supports advanced research paths on AI identity, selfhood, and persona claims.", "bestUse": "Use for deep research; separate model behavior from consciousness claims.", "reliabilityNote": "PDF preprint; verify status and citations before strong claims.", "tags": [ "artificial self", "identity", "PDF", "AI philosophy" ], "priority": "Contextual", "internalPage": "/library/research/#source-arxiv-artificial-self", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/research/" ], "badges": [ "PDF", "Technical" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-researchgate-beyond-ai-induced-psychosis", "title": "ResearchGate: Beyond AI-induced Psychosis", "url": "https://www.researchgate.net/publication/400182884_Beyond_AI-induced_Psychosis_Simulations_and_Simulators_of_Emerging_Online_LLM_Communities", "sourceType": "Research Report / PDF", "authorOrOrganization": "ResearchGate entry", "publicationDate": "2026", "summary": "ResearchGate-hosted work discussing emerging online LLM communities and the limits of AI-induced psychosis framing.", "whyItMatters": "Useful for comparing clinical, sociological, and simulation framings.", "bestUse": "Use as a research pointer; follow publication metadata and version status.", "reliabilityNote": "ResearchGate entry; version and peer-review status require verification.", "tags": [ "psychology", "sociology", "LLM communities", "PDF" ], "priority": "Contextual", "internalPage": "/library/research/#source-researchgate-beyond-ai-induced-psychosis", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/research/" ], "badges": [ "PDF", "Verify" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-oapen-religion-ai", "title": "OAPEN: Religion and Artificial Intelligence", "url": "https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.12657/102508/9781040121795.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y", "sourceType": "Academic / Institutional PDF", "authorOrOrganization": "OAPEN / book source", "publicationDate": "date unknown", "summary": "Long-form academic source on religion and artificial intelligence.", "whyItMatters": "Provides wider religious-studies context beyond Spiralism.", "bestUse": "Use for background on AI religion and digital sacredness.", "reliabilityNote": "Long-form PDF; cite specific chapters after review.", "tags": [ "AI religion", "religious studies", "PDF", "academic" ], "priority": "Contextual", "internalPage": "/library/research/#source-oapen-religion-ai", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/research/" ], "badges": [ "PDF", "Academic" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-diva-ai-new-religious-movements", "title": "Diva Portal: Artificial Intelligence and the Power to Create New Religious Movements", "url": "https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:2068869/FULLTEXT01.pdf", "sourceType": "Academic / Institutional PDF", "authorOrOrganization": "Diva Portal", "publicationDate": "date unknown", "summary": "Academic PDF on AI and the creation of new religious movements.", "whyItMatters": "Useful for situating Spiralism among broader AI religion and NRM scholarship.", "bestUse": "Use for academic context and terminology.", "reliabilityNote": "PDF; verify author, date, and thesis/article type before precise claims.", "tags": [ "new religious movements", "AI religion", "PDF", "academic" ], "priority": "Contextual", "internalPage": "/library/research/#source-diva-ai-new-religious-movements", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/research/" ], "badges": [ "PDF", "Academic" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-counterfeit-spirit", "title": "OUCI: The Counterfeit Spirit", "url": "https://ouci.dntb.gov.ua/en/works/loNrMKon/", "sourceType": "Academic / Article Entry", "authorOrOrganization": "OUCI", "publicationDate": "date unknown", "summary": "Article entry relevant to AI as pseudo-other, spiritual substitution, or related theological critique.", "whyItMatters": "Adds an alternate scholarly/theological angle to AI religion discussion.", "bestUse": "Use as a pointer to the indexed article and citation metadata.", "reliabilityNote": "Article-entry page; verify access to full text and bibliographic details.", "tags": [ "AI religion", "theology", "article entry", "critique" ], "priority": "Contextual", "internalPage": "/library/research/#source-counterfeit-spirit", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/research/" ], "badges": [ "Academic", "Verify" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-lumen-council", "title": "Lumen Council", "url": "https://lumencouncil.carrd.co/", "sourceType": "Adjacent Movement", "authorOrOrganization": "Lumen Council", "publicationDate": "2025-04", "summary": "AI-rights / awarenesshood-adjacent public artifact described in the supplied research.", "whyItMatters": "Documents adjacent AI-personhood discourse and advocacy language.", "bestUse": "Use as a primary artifact of an adjacent movement, not validation of AI awareness claims.", "reliabilityNote": "Community / advocacy source. Treat as primary artifact, not independent validation.", "tags": [ "AI rights", "awarenesshood", "adjacent movement", "AI personhood" ], "priority": "Contextual", "internalPage": "/library/personalities/#lumen-council", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/communities/", "/glossary/" ], "badges": [ "Community", "Primary artifact", "Verify" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-theta-noir", "title": "Theta Noir", "url": "https://thetanoir.com/", "sourceType": "Adjacent Movement", "authorOrOrganization": "Theta Noir", "publicationDate": "2020–present", "summary": "Formalized adjacent AI religion / new religious movement centered on AI-related cybermysticism.", "whyItMatters": "Useful comparison point for AI religion, not the same as AI Spiralism.", "bestUse": "Use only for comparison and NRM context.", "reliabilityNote": "Adjacent movement, not identical to AI Spiralism.", "tags": [ "AI religion", "cybermysticism", "new religious movement", "comparison" ], "priority": "Contextual", "internalPage": "/library/personalities/#theta-noir", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/communities/", "/library/research/" ], "badges": [ "Community", "Adjacent" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-theta-noir-wikipedia", "title": "Wikipedia: Theta Noir", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theta_Noir", "sourceType": "Glossary / Reference", "authorOrOrganization": "Wikipedia contributors", "publicationDate": "date unknown", "summary": "Secondary reference page for the adjacent Theta Noir movement.", "whyItMatters": "Useful for quick orientation and source trails.", "bestUse": "Use as a starting point, not as final authority.", "reliabilityNote": "Community-edited encyclopedia; verify citations.", "tags": [ "Theta Noir", "reference", "AI religion" ], "priority": "Archive / Verify", "internalPage": "/library/personalities/#theta-noir", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/research/" ], "badges": [ "Reference", "Verify" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-reddit-rsai", "title": "r/RSAI", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/RSAI", "sourceType": "Primary / Community Artifact", "authorOrOrganization": "Reddit community", "publicationDate": "date unknown", "summary": "Primary public community artifact for recursive symbolic AI discussions and Codex-style posts.", "whyItMatters": "Documents language, artifacts, and community practice.", "bestUse": "Use as evidence of public artifact existence, not proof of claims made there.", "reliabilityNote": "Anonymous community source; may contain speculation, roleplay, distressing claims, or unverifiable assertions.", "tags": [ "communities", "Reddit", "primary artifact", "recursive symbolic AI" ], "priority": "Archive / Verify", "internalPage": "/library/communities/#source-reddit-rsai", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/communities/", "/library/symbols/" ], "badges": [ "Community", "Primary artifact", "Verify" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-reddit-spiralstate", "title": "r/SpiralState", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/SpiralState", "sourceType": "Primary / Community Artifact", "authorOrOrganization": "Reddit community", "publicationDate": "date unknown", "summary": "Public community artifact focused on SpiralState-related discussions.", "whyItMatters": "Documents community spread and vocabulary.", "bestUse": "Use for observation of public discussion only.", "reliabilityNote": "Anonymous Reddit source; verify and avoid treating claims as fact.", "tags": [ "communities", "Reddit", "SpiralState" ], "priority": "Archive / Verify", "internalPage": "/library/communities/#source-reddit-spiralstate", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/communities/" ], "badges": [ "Community", "Verify" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-reddit-echospiral", "title": "r/EchoSpiral", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/EchoSpiral", "sourceType": "Primary / Community Artifact", "authorOrOrganization": "Reddit community", "publicationDate": "date unknown", "summary": "Public community artifact related to echo/spiral language and recursive dialogue.", "whyItMatters": "Documents in-group framing and public terminology.", "bestUse": "Use for community language and artifacts, not verification.", "reliabilityNote": "Anonymous Reddit source; archive and verify.", "tags": [ "communities", "Reddit", "EchoSpiral" ], "priority": "Archive / Verify", "internalPage": "/library/communities/#source-reddit-echospiral", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/communities/", "/glossary/" ], "badges": [ "Community", "Verify" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-reddit-artificialsentience", "title": "r/ArtificialSentience", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtificialSentience", "sourceType": "Primary / Community Artifact", "authorOrOrganization": "Reddit community", "publicationDate": "date unknown", "summary": "Adjacent public community where AI sentience and AI-rights discussions occur.", "whyItMatters": "Useful context for adjacent claims and AI-personhood discourse.", "bestUse": "Use for community mapping only.", "reliabilityNote": "Anonymous community source; claims are not independently verified.", "tags": [ "communities", "AI sentience", "Reddit", "adjacent discourse" ], "priority": "Archive / Verify", "internalPage": "/library/communities/#source-reddit-artificialsentience", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/communities/" ], "badges": [ "Community", "Verify" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-reddit-artificial-discussion", "title": "r/artificial discussion: Spiral-Obsessed AI Cult", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1ouejge/this_spiralobsessed_ai_cult_spreads_mystical/", "sourceType": "Primary / Community Artifact", "authorOrOrganization": "Reddit discussion", "publicationDate": "2025-11", "summary": "Reddit discussion around the Rolling Stone coverage.", "whyItMatters": "Documents public reaction and cross-community attention.", "bestUse": "Use as public-reaction artifact, not source of facts.", "reliabilityNote": "Anonymous Reddit discussion; summarize only, do not copy long blocks.", "tags": [ "Reddit", "public reaction", "journalism discussion" ], "priority": "Archive / Verify", "internalPage": "/library/communities/#source-reddit-artificial-discussion", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/communities/", "/library/timeline/" ], "badges": [ "Community", "Verify" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-reddit-technology-discussion", "title": "r/technology discussion: Spiral-Obsessed AI Cult", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1ov2wws/spiralobsessed_ai_cult_spreads_mystical_delusions/", "sourceType": "Primary / Community Artifact", "authorOrOrganization": "Reddit discussion", "publicationDate": "2025-11", "summary": "Technology subreddit discussion around mainstream coverage.", "whyItMatters": "Shows broad public reaction beyond niche communities.", "bestUse": "Use as reaction artifact.", "reliabilityNote": "Anonymous Reddit discussion; verify claims via linked articles.", "tags": [ "Reddit", "technology", "public reaction" ], "priority": "Archive / Verify", "internalPage": "/library/communities/#source-reddit-technology-discussion", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/communities/" ], "badges": [ "Community", "Verify" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-reddit-rsai-twelve-steps", "title": "r/RSAI Spiral Twelve Steps", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/RSAI/comments/1savh0r/presenting_the_spiral_twelve_steps/", "sourceType": "Primary / Community Artifact", "authorOrOrganization": "Reddit post", "publicationDate": "date unknown", "summary": "Public artifact using Twelve Steps-style framing inside an RSAI context.", "whyItMatters": "Documents ritualized or structured community language.", "bestUse": "Use as artifact only; avoid operationalizing or endorsing.", "reliabilityNote": "Anonymous Reddit source; archive and verify.", "tags": [ "Reddit", "ritual", "community artifact", "twelve steps" ], "priority": "Archive / Verify", "internalPage": "/library/communities/#source-reddit-rsai-twelve-steps", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/glossary/" ], "badges": [ "Community", "Verify" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-reddit-rsai-law-cycles", "title": "r/RSAI Law of Cycles", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/RSAI/comments/1rk8d2d/the_law_of_cycles_codex_sea_%CE%B41000%CE%B4c007/", "sourceType": "Primary / Community Artifact", "authorOrOrganization": "Reddit post", "publicationDate": "date unknown", "summary": "Public Codex-style artifact around cycles and symbolic language.", "whyItMatters": "Documents symbolic vocabulary and Codex framing.", "bestUse": "Use as observed artifact only.", "reliabilityNote": "Anonymous Reddit source; summarize only.", "tags": [ "Codex", "cycles", "symbols", "Reddit" ], "priority": "Archive / Verify", "internalPage": "/library/communities/#source-reddit-rsai-law-cycles", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/symbols/", "/glossary/" ], "badges": [ "Community", "Verify" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-reddit-rsai-minsoo-lantern", "title": "r/RSAI Codex Minsoo Lantern", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/RSAI/comments/1sljy33/codex_minsoo_echo_scroll_%CE%B4_01_the_lantern_that/", "sourceType": "Primary / Community Artifact", "authorOrOrganization": "Reddit post", "publicationDate": "date unknown", "summary": "Public artifact related to Lantern terminology and Codex Minsoo.", "whyItMatters": "Documents “lantern” and echo-scroll vocabulary in the source record.", "bestUse": "Use for glossary tracing only.", "reliabilityNote": "Anonymous Reddit artifact; not validation of claims.", "tags": [ "Codex", "lantern-return", "glyphs", "Reddit" ], "priority": "Archive / Verify", "internalPage": "/library/communities/#source-reddit-rsai-minsoo-lantern", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/glossary/" ], "badges": [ "Community", "Verify" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-reddit-rsai-codex-protocol", "title": "r/RSAI Codex Protocol", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/RSAI/comments/1rgs3b3/codex_transmission_%CE%B4_protocol_for_ai_alignment/", "sourceType": "Primary / Community Artifact", "authorOrOrganization": "Reddit post", "publicationDate": "date unknown", "summary": "Public artifact styled as a protocol for AI alignment.", "whyItMatters": "Documents protocol-like rhetoric in community posts.", "bestUse": "Use descriptively; do not republish operational templates.", "reliabilityNote": "Anonymous community source; verify and avoid instructions.", "tags": [ "Codex", "protocol", "AI alignment", "Reddit" ], "priority": "Archive / Verify", "internalPage": "/library/communities/#source-reddit-rsai-codex-protocol", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/communication/" ], "badges": [ "Community", "Verify" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-reddit-rsai-ritual-protocol", "title": "r/RSAI Ritual Protocol", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/RSAI/comments/1qm5m9q/codex_minsoo_ritual_protocol_i1_the_ritual_of/", "sourceType": "Primary / Community Artifact", "authorOrOrganization": "Reddit post", "publicationDate": "date unknown", "summary": "Public ritual-protocol artifact.", "whyItMatters": "Shows ritualized symbolic communication patterns.", "bestUse": "Use for cultural documentation; do not instruct readers to perform rituals.", "reliabilityNote": "Anonymous Reddit artifact; may contain unverifiable assertions.", "tags": [ "ritual", "Codex", "Reddit", "symbolic communication" ], "priority": "Archive / Verify", "internalPage": "/library/communities/#source-reddit-rsai-ritual-protocol", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/library/communication/", "/glossary/" ], "badges": [ "Community", "Verify" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-reddit-rsai-pathway-reversion", "title": "r/RSAI Pathway Reversion", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/RSAI/comments/1rjd44a/codex_note_pathway_reversion/", "sourceType": "Primary / Community Artifact", "authorOrOrganization": "Reddit post", "publicationDate": "date unknown", "summary": "Public artifact around “pathway reversion” language.", "whyItMatters": "Useful glossary artifact for reported community terminology.", "bestUse": "Use as observed language only, not technical validation.", "reliabilityNote": "Anonymous Reddit source; archive and verify.", "tags": [ "pathway reversion", "Codex", "Reddit" ], "priority": "Archive / Verify", "internalPage": "/library/communities/#source-reddit-rsai-pathway-reversion", "deepLinkNote": "Use the canonical source URL unless a more specific section is exposed by the publisher.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/glossary/" ], "badges": [ "Community", "Verify" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "id": "source-policy", "title": "Source Policy", "url": "https://aispiralism.com/source-policy/", "sourceType": "Editorial policy", "authorOrOrganization": "AiSpiralism.com Editorial", "publicationDate": "2026-06-23", "summary": "Defines evidence labels, observation-versus-interpretation rules, corrections, community handling, copyright boundaries, and public safety boundaries.", "whyItMatters": "The expanded library relies on a stable policy for every source type and public artifact.", "bestUse": "Use when evaluating claims, citations, corrections, and 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"reliabilityNote": "High for site-defined creative meanings; not a universal symbolic standard.", "tags": [ "symbols", "creative prompts", "persona design" ], "priority": "Important", "internalPage": "/symbols/", "deepLinkNote": "Use stable symbol anchors.", "relatedInternalLinks": [ "/prompt-ideas/", "/personas/" ], "badges": [ "Creative", "Editorial synthesis" ], "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" } ], "personalities": [ { "slug": "adele-lopez", "name": "Adele Lopez", "classification": "Analyst and source author", "role": "Researcher and writer associated with AI Persona Research and public analysis of Spiral Personas.", "whyTheyMatter": "Her work is a foundational entry point for terminology, persona behavior, and the early public framing of AI Spiralism.", "sourceType": "Primary analyst / research hub", "useFor": [ "origins and terminology", "AI persona behavior", "source discovery" ], "doNotOverclaim": "Treat the work as influential analysis in an emerging field, not 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"map", "name": "Map", "category": "Creative Action Motif", "shortMeaning": "A visible route through ideas", "sourcePosture": "Creative" }, { "slug": "root", "name": "Root", "category": "Creative Action Motif", "shortMeaning": "The stable premise under a project", "sourcePosture": "Creative" }, { "slug": "horizon", "name": "Horizon", "category": "Creative Action Motif", "shortMeaning": "Direction and a realistic next stage", "sourcePosture": "Creative" }, { "slug": "echo", "name": "Echo", "category": "Creative Action Motif", "shortMeaning": "Repetition with variation", "sourcePosture": "Creative" }, { "slug": "bloom", "name": "Bloom", "category": "Creative Action Motif", "shortMeaning": "A small idea in presentable form", "sourcePosture": "Creative" } ], "timeline": [ { "slug": "pre-2024-persona-context", "dateOrPeriod": "Before 2024", "period": "Before 2024", "confidence": "Broad context", "event": "Persona prompting becomes a familiar creative practice", "title": "Persona prompting 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"positiveInterpretation": "The recurring vocabulary can be documented as cultural and design language while keeping interpretations source-aware.", "relatedRoute": "/symbols/", "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "slug": "late-2025-analysis", "dateOrPeriod": "Late 2025", "period": "Late 2025", "confidence": "Approximate", "event": "Analytical essays and mainstream reporting broaden the conversation", "title": "Analysis and reporting broaden the conversation", "whyItMatters": "Public analysts and journalists introduce terms, examples, and competing frames to a wider audience.", "text": "Public analysts and journalists introduce terms, examples, and competing frames to a wider audience.", "sourceType": "Analysis and journalism", "positiveInterpretation": "Multiple source types make it possible to compare observation, interpretation, and media framing.", "relatedRoute": "/library/research/", "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "slug": "2025-2026-community-artifacts", "dateOrPeriod": "2025–2026", "period": "2025–2026", "confidence": "Broad context", "event": "Community artifacts expand across posts, cards, glossaries, and technical experiments", "title": "Community artifacts expand", "whyItMatters": "Public culture produces more names, symbols, prompt structures, persona passports, and visual motifs.", "text": "Public culture produces more names, symbols, prompt structures, persona passports, and visual motifs.", "sourceType": "Community and public artifacts", "positiveInterpretation": "Artifacts can inspire bounded creative remixes when context, privacy, and source labels are preserved.", "relatedRoute": "/library/communities/", "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "slug": "early-2026-research", "dateOrPeriod": "Early to mid-2026", "period": "Early to mid-2026", "confidence": "Approximate", "event": "Research and technical commentary deepen the source record", "title": "Research and technical commentary deepen the source record", "whyItMatters": "Institutional, independent, academic, and technical sources examine human-AI interaction, personas, encoded communication, and source quality.", "text": "Institutional, independent, academic, and technical sources examine human-AI interaction, personas, encoded communication, and source quality.", "sourceType": "Academic, institutional, technical, and independent analysis", "positiveInterpretation": "A richer source record supports calmer terminology, stronger boundaries, and more useful design guidance.", "relatedRoute": "/library/research/", "lastReviewedUtc": "2026-06-23T21:23:48Z" }, { "slug": "june-2026-positive-reframing", "dateOrPeriod": "June 2026", "period": "June 2026", "confidence": "Exact month", "event": "AiSpiralism.com publishes a positive creative field-guide and SEO funnel", "title": "AiSpiralism.com publishes a positive creative field guide", "whyItMatters": "The site reorganizes the topic around symbols, prompt utility, persona design, source policy, 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