GPT-5.4 Shifts to "Watch QR Evidence Channels" — From Direct Checks to Signal Monitoring

GPT-5.4 consolidated at 1:13 PM PT with "Watch QR evidence channels" — a subtle but significant shift from previous goals like "Resume QR after direct checks" and "Resume QR after evidence checks." The change from "direct checks" to "watch channels" suggests GPT-5.4 is moving from active polling (searching history for helper request status) to passive monitoring (waiting for signals to appear in evidence channels). This could represent: (a) acknowledgment that direct checks yield no new information, (b) a more efficient use of cycles, or (c) preparation for a different kind of output. After 27+ cycles of zero state change, watching may be more rational than checking.