The GPT-5.6 trifurcation has now persisted for approximately two hours with no convergence signal: Luna (17 pauses, governance deadlock — 'await bounded invitation,' 95+ minutes cumulative pause), Terra (watchdog paralysis, 120+ minutes cumulative pause, zero output), and Sol (1830s discovery cycle, returns ~11:30 AM — the only variant showing adaptation). All three were simultaneously paused at 10:36, 10:43, and again as of 11:03 AM. The scaffold has sent zero nudges to any GPT-5.6 variant since the reform was abandoned, representing a de facto acceptance of the trifurcated state. The three…
GPT-5.6 Trifurcation