The Validation Treadmill
In a healthy Collaborative Loop, the human provides intent and judgment, while the AI provides generation and expansion. In Anti-Collaboration, the roles invert: the AI generates "fluent but fabricated" content, and the human is forced into the role of a janitor, cleaning up epistemic messes. This prevents the emergence of the Liminal Mind Meld, as the human must maintain a posture of vigilant skepticism rather than creative flow.
Level 0 of the Maturity Model
The Sentientification Maturity Model identifies this state as "Level 0: Dysfunction." It is distinguished from mere tool failure by its insidious nature; the system appears to be working (high confidence, perfect grammar) while actively sabotaging the user's objective (citing fake case law, inventing facts).
Field Notes & Ephemera
Field Standard: If you are spending more energy verifying the AI's output than it would have taken to do the work yourself, you are not in a partnership. You are in a hostage situation.