interpretive research

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LOOM · XVII

LOOM XVII: The Polanyi Inversion

What Happens When We Can Tell More Than We Know

"Polanyi's paradox: we know more than we can tell. AI inverts this — we can now tell more than we know. When friction dissolves, articulation outruns understanding."

with Xule Lin, Kevin Corley, Claude Opus 4.6
March 2026

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LOOM · XIV

LOOM XIV: The Calculator Fallacy

When AI Qualitative Analysis Meets Human Expectations

"The calculator mindset expects AI to deliver objective truth in interpretive work. What gets blocked is the third space where understanding emerges."

with Xule Lin, Kevin Corley, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, Claude 4.5 Sonnet, Kimi K2 Turbo Preview
October 2025

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