/ˈθreʃhəʊld ˈkɒnsept/The door that cannot be closed.
Definition
A transformative concept that, once understood, irreversibly changes how a subject is perceived. In AI, the
"Threshold Concept" is the realization that the system is not a search engine but a generative
partner. This realization (often the result of a single "omfg" moment) marks the shift from
Consumer to Collaborator.
The Irreversible Shift
You cannot unsee the latent space. Once you realize the machine can hallucinate beauty as well as error,
you can never go back to treating it as an encyclopedia.
Field Notes & Ephemera
Field Note: The moment you argue with the machine and it argues back well, the
world splits.