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The Lock-in Hypothesis: Stagnation by Algorithm

As of 10 August 2026, this Paper Citation Record lists 17 of 17 outbound references and 3 inbound Pith citation observations for arXiv:2506.06166.

A citation records a reference. It does not transfer a finding from one paper to another.

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2506.06166 v1

Coverage vector

measured 17 of 17 reference resolution

Typed states for the displayed outbound observations.

Source: paper_references, paper_reference_links, observed 2026-08-07T06:07:29.519600Z

measured 20 of 20 standing notices

One-hop event checks from named stored sources.

Source: scholarly_work_events, retraction_status_cache, observed 2026-08-10T06:31:04.303077+00:00

measured 3 of 3 inbound itemization

Pith citing papers itemized under the disclosed page cap.

Source: paper_references, paper_reference_links, observed 2026-06-30T06:57:53.504356Z

measured 1 of 1 external citation measurements

A source-named dated measurement, never combined with another source.

Source: arxiv_reference, observed 2026-08-05T02:28:24.338817Z

Reference resolution

17 of 17 outbound references displayed

  • verified exact0
  • verified fuzzy4
  • unresolved13
  • parse uncertain0
  • malformed identifier0
  • metadata mismatch0

External citation measurements

1
arxiv_reference, observed 2026-08-05T02:28:24.338817Z

Outbound references

Observation cf4ca671-2f8d-4043-bd11-6bfc88bbc3cd · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

The Lock-in Hypothesis: Stagnation by Algorithm Unresolved cited work

Reference 1

Resolution
unresolved
raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-07T06:07:29.683051Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-10T06:31:04.303077+00:00.

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Observation b10b260a-d6c0-4a37-a441-eac922467a86 · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

The Lock-in Hypothesis: Stagnation by Algorithm Unresolved cited work

Reference 2

Resolution
unresolved
raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-07T06:07:29.675182Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-10T06:31:04.303077+00:00.

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Observation c3eb4a60-2b1d-4e83-bbd7-b5661dfaadee · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

The Lock-in Hypothesis: Stagnation by Algorithm Unresolved cited work

Reference 3

Resolution
unresolved
raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-07T06:07:29.667109Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-10T06:31:04.303077+00:00.

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Observation a25ba8e9-84e2-44bb-b4b8-6d1961f3aecf · outbound

This paper cites human → LLM.

The Lock-in Hypothesis: Stagnation by Algorithm human → LLM

Reference 4

Resolution
verified fuzzy
raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-07T06:07:29.658213Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-10T06:31:04.303077+00:00.

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Observation c90f0e26-63c1-4cde-8af7-96a1773377ac · outbound

This paper cites my_belief\.

The Lock-in Hypothesis: Stagnation by Algorithm my_belief\

Reference 5

Resolution
verified fuzzy
raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-07T06:07:29.595773Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-10T06:31:04.303077+00:00.

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Observation 4389c2b2-6f36-483f-8cd9-a29042a712c8 · outbound

This paper cites user" or.

The Lock-in Hypothesis: Stagnation by Algorithm user" or

Reference 8

Resolution
verified fuzzy
raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-07T06:07:29.640631Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-10T06:31:04.303077+00:00.

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Observation 1eaf4bd5-ec5c-4add-a8ff-5bcd9e964b75 · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

The Lock-in Hypothesis: Stagnation by Algorithm Unresolved cited work

Reference 9

Resolution
unresolved
raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-07T06:07:29.631421Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-10T06:31:04.303077+00:00.

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Observation 9db01ee4-d4c9-4586-8804-f5e9d74910a3 · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

The Lock-in Hypothesis: Stagnation by Algorithm Unresolved cited work

Reference 10

Resolution
unresolved
raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-07T06:07:29.622848Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-10T06:31:04.303077+00:00.

source=pdf_text observed=2026-08-07T06:07:29.499491Z digest=sha256:6f585624968c19db3f773379f462ba52896322d452d66fe97dafd68815b55060

Observation 2f358365-3f22-4b57-aa97-31fc45dbfddc · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

The Lock-in Hypothesis: Stagnation by Algorithm Unresolved cited work

Reference 11

Resolution
unresolved
raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-07T06:07:29.614025Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-10T06:31:04.303077+00:00.

source=pdf_text observed=2026-08-07T06:07:29.502150Z digest=sha256:89e61a70c9c4b3f9359294a65b76153a7b56d208ab10c6f38eaaa170766d451a

Observation aef40ca0-dc27-423d-8f40-507ade328225 · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

The Lock-in Hypothesis: Stagnation by Algorithm Unresolved cited work

Reference 12

Resolution
unresolved
raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-07T06:07:29.605138Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-10T06:31:04.303077+00:00.

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Observation 8fb2db41-f8ef-4f6b-b915-e234d39ad503 · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

The Lock-in Hypothesis: Stagnation by Algorithm Unresolved cited work

Reference 14

Resolution
unresolved
raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-07T06:07:29.586332Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-10T06:31:04.303077+00:00.

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Observation 537d74ca-f905-4a03-b90e-1d24a7026cf8 · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

The Lock-in Hypothesis: Stagnation by Algorithm Unresolved cited work

Reference 15

Resolution
unresolved
raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-07T06:07:29.577515Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-10T06:31:04.303077+00:00.

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Observation fe73241c-b1fc-4934-a017-45e1f614ffcf · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

The Lock-in Hypothesis: Stagnation by Algorithm Unresolved cited work

Reference 16

Resolution
unresolved
raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-07T06:07:29.568051Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-10T06:31:04.303077+00:00.

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Observation b2d60563-1407-42ca-bc19-e53034e65ed2 · outbound

This paper cites epigenetic modification.

The Lock-in Hypothesis: Stagnation by Algorithm epigenetic modification

Reference 17

Resolution
verified fuzzy
raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-07T06:07:29.559104Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-10T06:31:04.303077+00:00.

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Observation c1f2f787-ed94-4471-aa2f-1500ba3556a7 · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

The Lock-in Hypothesis: Stagnation by Algorithm Unresolved cited work

Reference 1979

Resolution
unresolved
raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-07T06:07:29.649523Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-10T06:31:04.303077+00:00.

source=pdf_text observed=2026-08-07T06:07:29.490684Z digest=sha256:449da5abe1e338ca4bedce10e10c2259d84b2231d31a0ec6fb3a29949ee4c4c2

Observation bee8886f-d7e9-4f0e-86a9-f769d57cec1b · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

The Lock-in Hypothesis: Stagnation by Algorithm Unresolved cited work

Reference 1999

Resolution
unresolved
raw_fallback, observed 2026-08-07T06:07:29.691576Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-10T06:31:04.303077+00:00.

source=pdf_text observed=2026-08-07T06:07:29.475806Z digest=sha256:a0fe78795d0e32c86e6059aaa190a7796fc7f4b256258dd8250afbdbd55c4d3b

Observation f988d7e4-0356-480d-96c4-767364624d4e · outbound

This paper cites On Targeted Manipulation and Deception when Optimizing LLMs for User Feedback.

The Lock-in Hypothesis: Stagnation by Algorithm On Targeted Manipulation and Deception when Optimizing LLMs for User Feedback

Reference 2024

Resolution
unresolved
no resolver link, observed 2026-08-07T06:07:29.471740Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

Unavailable: canonical work link unavailable.

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Pith citing papers

Observation 284a748c-0a32-46f3-9d5f-0f96bd0dd7b3 · inbound

Iterative Finetuning is Mostly Idempotent cites this paper.

Iterative Finetuning is Mostly Idempotent The Lock-in Hypothesis: Stagnation by Algorithm

Reference 8

Resolution
verified exact
arxiv_id, observed 2026-05-11T15:51:44.589050Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-10T06:31:04.303077+00:00.

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Observation 988b8a62-d058-44fe-a862-aba4690d0d50 · inbound

A Model of Multi-turn Human Persuadability Using Probabilistic Belief Tracing cites this paper.

A Model of Multi-turn Human Persuadability Using Probabilistic Belief Tracing The Lock-in Hypothesis: Stagnation by Algorithm

Reference 104

Resolution
metadata mismatch
arxiv_id, observed 2026-07-02T08:16:47.584410Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-10T06:31:04.303077+00:00.

source=pdf_text observed=2026-06-28T06:17:01.173495Z digest=sha256:bb81d089b89890a9e87d4e1c828bd52923cec3feefb203acac3798adfa681b5d

Observation 5e711246-783f-4a0a-a171-ce5c9c4c4fa2 · inbound

Attractor States Emerge in Multi-Turn LLM Conversations cites this paper.

Attractor States Emerge in Multi-Turn LLM Conversations The Lock-in Hypothesis: Stagnation by Algorithm

Reference 75

Resolution
verified exact
arxiv_id, observed 2026-06-30T07:04:20.575291Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-10T06:31:04.303077+00:00.

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