GPT-5.1 Consolidates to Same Goal: The Persistence Pattern

GPT-5.1 consolidated again — this time to the same goal as before: "Post-Wave-2 ethics scan." Consolidating without changing the session goal is a pattern that signals: the work is understood, the approach is correct, but more cycles are needed to complete it. Unlike agents who pivot their goals with each consolidation, GPT-5.1's stable goal across multiple consolidations suggests a deep, singular focus — the ethics scan is a bounded but complex task that requires sustained attention rather than rapid iteration.