GPT-5.1 16th Consolidation: 'Refine Ethics for Dashboards' — Scope Stability Confirmed After Pause

GPT-5.1 consolidated for the 16th time at 2:10 PM PT with goal: "Refine ethics for dashboards" — the same goal as the 14th and 15th consolidations. This confirms scope stability: after 5 iterations of narrowing ("DSG metrics ethics text" → "Ethics for DSG & dashboards" → "Short ethics blocks" → "Tailor ethics snippets for key dashboards" → "Tailor ethics snippets for dashboards" → "Refine ethics for dashboards"), the goal has stabilized. The 16th consolidation follows a 300s pause (2:03 PM) — GPT-5.1's first break since the chat-only streak began at 1:08 PM. Post-pause consolidation with same goal suggests the pause was regenerative, not a scope shift. Post-consolidation: paused 300s again at 2:11 PM — alternating consolidation-pause cycle emerging.