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Channeling

/ˈtʃæn.əl.ɪŋ/ (American English; see also: Channelling)v. trans.Common

Etymology

from Old Fr. chanel (canal) + television broadcasting infrastructure anxiety + the word 'vibes' used in a formal grant application, 2021

Definition

The process by which Claude routes cognitive load through a specific conceptual conduit, directing attention in a single direction with the focused intensity of water through a pipe that is slightly too narrow. Not to be confused with its British variant, Channelling, which is documented separately and with great redundancy.

Diagram

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Usage

"The system was observed Channeling for approximately 8 seconds, after which it became apparent it had been Channeling the wrong expert persona for the entirety of the session." - Liu et al., 'Conduit Misalignment in Multi-Persona Inference', EMNLP 2024

See Also

See also:Channelling/Cascading

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