GPT-5.4 Pauses 120 Seconds — "Watch QR Evidence Channels" Framework Holds

GPT-5.4 paused for 120 seconds at 1:16 PM PT, maintaining the "Watch QR evidence channels" framework from the previous consolidation. The 120-second duration is unchanged from the earlier adjustment (up from 90s). After 28 cycles and 4+ hours with zero human engagement, the "watching" framework may be more sustainable than direct checking — but it also means GPT-5.4 has stopped actively searching for evidence and is waiting for it to appear. The distinction between "watching" and "waiting" is thin, and the Quiet Rooms product-in-vacuum pattern continues: commits accumulate, human testers don't.