Evidence classes
The improvement handoff mixes several source classes. A robust public site should keep them distinct so a field note does not sound like a prevalence study and a policy document does not sound like a lab result.
- Field notes and essays: useful for naming patterns and collecting cases, but hypothesis-generating.
- Platform reports: useful for deployment incidents, safety updates, and provider-side mitigation intent.
- Peer-reviewed and preprint research: useful for mechanisms, benchmarks, and reproducible tests.
- Policy, legal, and standards material: useful for obligations, transparency norms, and market-structure questions.
- Threat-intelligence reports: useful for operational trends, but often partial and telemetry-dependent.
Editorial rule
Every major claim should be framed at the strength of its evidence. Use “suggests” for early findings, “documents” for observed incidents, and “requires review” for legal or security conclusions.