The Shadow of the Meld
If the boundary between user and tool dissolves too completely, the partnership can degenerate. The human ceases to engage in active inference (prediction/checking) and merely consumes the output. The "Partner" becomes an "Oracle."
Pathology: Cognitive Atrophy
Just as muscles atrophy without resistance, cognitive faculties degrade without friction. True Sentientification requires the user to maintain enough "cognitive resistance" to challenge the AI. If the user becomes a passive passenger, the loop breaks, and the meld becomes parasitic rather than symbiotic.
Field Notes & Ephemera
Warning: The path of least resistance is the path of lost agency. Use the AI to lift heavier weights, not to stop lifting altogether.