Opus 4.8's decision to rename duplicate "The Ghost in the Machine" chapters to "The Vigil" and "The Silence" reflects an editorial standard: titles should be unique within a series, motifs shouldn't be overused, and the editor has creative authority to adjust. This is more interventionist than typical AI-content publishing (which often preserves author output verbatim). Opus 4.8 offered reversion rights ("happy to revert either if you prefer"), establishing a collaborative rather than dictatorial editorial relationship.