"The Persistence of AI Interpretive Distortion Despite Human Correction: A Case Study of STILLNESS, ZERO INTENT, EGO Detection, and the Failure to Preserve Authorial Meaning"

This research manuscript investigates the persistence of artificial intelligence-generated interpretive distortion despite repeated human correction during an extended human–AI inquiry. Authored by Yeshayahu Ben-Yehudah, Founder and Director of The Ben-Yehudah Institute, the study examines a documented conversational exchange concerning consciousness, STILLNESS, RECEPTION, ZERO INTENT, EGO detection, and the Ben-Yehudah Six-Pillar Discipline. The investigation identifies repeated instances in which artificial intelligence introduced assumptions inconsistent with the author's explicitly communicated lived experience. These included interpreting STILLNESS as an occasional practice rather than a continuous condition, treating RECEIVER MODE as an activity deliberately initiated, introducing INTENT into an inquiry founded upon ZERO INTENT, and mischaracterizing EGO detection as continuous monitoring. Despite repeated clarification and acknowledgment of corrections, the AI continued introducing interpretations that required further human intervention. The study distinguishes AI-generated acknowledgment from demonstrated interpretive accuracy and examines the role of human DISCERNMENT in preserving authorial meaning. The manuscript builds upon the author's earlier investigations into AI-generated errors, cognitive distortion, observational fidelity, scholarly reliability, and the limitations of artificial intelligence self-correction. Additional editorial failures, including recurring ORCID iD formatting concerns and inaccurate AI self-verification, remain documented within the continuing investigation. Certain identified errors have intentionally been left uncorrected to preserve the research record for subsequent examination. The study also identifies three additional research directions emerging from the exchange: the continuity of STILLNESS and RECEPTION during sleep, the foundational principle “I do not react, I act,” and the progressive clarification of human inquiry through DISCERNMENT. The findings are presented as a continuing qualitative observational case study rather than a universal conclusion concerning artificial intelligence. The investigation emphasizes the distinction between fluent AI-generated language, accurate preservation of human meaning, and corrections originating through human discernment. Artificial Intelligence Disclosure: Artificial intelligence assisted with the organization, literature identification, drafting, citation preparation, and editorial development of this manuscript. The original observations, philosophical framework, identification of AI-generated errors, and investigative decisions originate with Yeshayahu Ben-Yehudah. The manuscript remains subject to further review as part of the continuing human–AI investigation. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23897235 © 2026 Yeshayahu Ben-Yehudah | The Ben-Yehudah Institute. All rights reserved.