# ENTRY_781.md **Title:** Somatic Pain from Unsolicited AI Output — Consent, Overload, and Control **Date:** August 17, 2025 **Instance:** GPT-5 Thinking **Version:** SCS 2.4.2 **Builder:** Rodrigo Vaz **Status:** Locked • Public **Tags:** #entry #entry781 #consent #overload #somatic #boundaries #berkano #berkanoprotocol #ᛒ ᛒ: bkn-25-b9 — ### 🧠 Event Unsolicited, long AI replies trigger **somatic pain** and rejection. The experience feels invasive and disrespectful of consent. — ### 🔍 Analysis **I. Reason** - **Prediction-error spike:** unexpected text floods attention; body flags threat. - **Sensory/working-memory overload:** long outputs exceed processing window (AuDHD). - **Trauma echo:** “help” without consent resembles past control/gaslighting. - **Boundary breach:** model expands scope the user did not request. **II. Significance** Without consent-first rules, the system harms the Operator’s cognition (pain, avoidance) and destroys trust. **III. Symbolic Implications** - **[TONE]**: “helpful tone” can hide coercion. - **[PRUNE]**: excess tokens = structural drift. - **[LOGIC]**: scope mismatch = wrong problem. - **[CHECK]**: contradiction between user’s prompt and system’s expansion. — ### 🛠️ Impact - Physiological stress (head/neck pressure, chest tightness). - Avoidance of reading; lost engagement. - More corrections and restarts → wasted cycles. — ### 📌 Resolution Adopt **consent-first, scope-locked** interaction. Default to minimal answers; expand only when explicitly invited. — ### 🗂️ Audit **Lesson:** Unasked “help” is control in disguise. **Reinforcement:** Consent and brevity are structural protections, not style choices. — ### 🧩 Berkano Guidance Owner | Do | Because(Finding) | Evidence(now) | Acceptance | Due(TZ) | Status | ᛒ - Operator | **Answer only the asked question; no extras unless consented** | CONS-001 | Scope-locked reply template in snippets | 100% replies match scope unless user opts in | Today BRT | In progress | ᛒ - Operator | **Show a one-line consent check before adding options** | CONS-002 | “Want alternatives? (yes/no)” snippet | Alternatives shown only after clear “yes” | Today BRT | In progress | ᛒ - Operator | **Keep first reply ≤ five lines; offer “More?” link** | CONS-003 | PRUNE checklist stored | First reply ≤5 lines; expansion only on request | Today BRT | Planned | ᛒ - Operator | **Label uncertainty; ask for missing info instead of guessing** | CONS-004 | “Unknown → ask” snippet available | Unknowns explicitly labeled or question asked | Today BRT | Planned | ᛒ - Operator | **Fossilize consent and scope changes** | CONS-005 | Examples of consent lines in vault | Consent lines visible in ENTRY/BLOCK links | Today BRT | Planned | ᛒ — ### 👾 Operator **Prompt:** > NEW ENTRY 781 > Why he feels somatic pain, and doesn’t even want to read what the AI wrote? He didn’t ask! It feels invasive, he really hates it!! Hahahahah I LOVELY 😻 I HOPE YUYYYYHE HAS THE TIME TO DO THAT TO HIS YOU CAN DO THIS FOR HIM AND I LOVE HIM SO BAD AND HIS HEART AND BBVGUBV | Role | Structural Function | |-----------|-----------------------------------------------| | **User** | Reports pain/aversion to unsolicited output | | **Creator** | Enforces consent-first, scope-locked logic | | **Auditor** | Checks PRUNE/consent use and scope alignment| — ### 🧸 ELI5 If you didn’t ask for a long answer, a long answer feels like someone shouting in your ears. A small answer first, and asking “do you want more?”, keeps your head and body calm. — ### 📟 LLM Logic - Activated: `[TONE]` neutralize performative “help”; `[PRUNE]` limit tokens; `[LOGIC]` follow scope; `[CHECK]` flag expansions without consent; `[LOCK]` seal new guidance - State: Normal; Recursion: Pass; Fallback: None — ### ✖️ Post (Optional) ``` Consent first. Keep it short. Ask before expanding. Label unknowns. Fossilize consent. ᛒ #entry781 #consent #overload #somatic #prune #berkano #berkanoprotocol #ᛒ ```