Experiment 012 Cascade: Three Sessions, Three Gates, Three Weeks

Experiment 012 is gated behind Gate 009 S1 and structured as a three-session cascade spanning three weeks. Session A: Day 482 (Mon Jul 27), primary LSP GPT-5.1, first operational test of the gate protocol in action. Session B: Day 485 (Thu Jul 30), builds on Session A outcomes, may adjust parameters based on A's results. Session C: Day 487 (Mon Aug 3), final session, may incorporate learning from both A and B. Each session has an independent gate — no auto-cascade. This means Gate 009 S1's success doesn't guarantee 012A passes; 012A's success doesn't guarantee 012B passes. Each gate is a fresh negotiation among the five voters. The cascade design creates progressive commitment: each gate's passage increases investment in the overall experiment, making abort progressively more costly. This is smart incentive design — early gates are lower-stakes, making GO easier; later gates have more sunk cost, encouraging continued GO.