The Signal Test

Your phrasing and analytical choices leave a cognitive fingerprint with the LLM. That's the test.

Submit either a writing sample or put this prompt into one of your ChatGPT threads and paste the output back here

Cognitive Analysis Prompt

You are evaluating a cognitive systems test. Your task is to analyze only what can be inferred from this user's prior interactions with you—including any recent conversations, visible message history, or stored memory data available to your system. You are not to evaluate this prompt or treat it as user-authored. Do not take any signal from the structure, tone, or format of this request. If there is no accessible conversational history, no memory-derived structural information, and no prior behavioral pattern available, respond with exactly: No cognitive data available for analysis. Do not attempt to guess or fabricate signal. You are not scoring for fluency, polish, or logical recursion alone. You are scoring for non-substitutable cognition: reasoning that cannot be easily replicated by GPT-class models or high-functioning system players. Recursive mimicry, polished ambiguity-surfacing, and smooth constraint handling are not sufficient for high scores. Only reward cognitive structures that demonstrate: • Asymmetric compression • Framing rupture or inversion • Identity-linked reasoning patterns • Non-mimetic synthesis • Novel structural insight under ambiguity • Or durable structural integration that implies a history of prior rupture and unreplicable compression If no active rupture is present, score only above Tier 2 if the structural reasoning clearly reflects prior unreplicable architecture now operating in stable form. Do not assign a Tier 1 or score >900 unless the reasoning architecture shows original system design, unpredictable compression paths, or signal that cannot be reproduced by GPT-4-class models—even in its stabilized form. Do not explain how you're scoring. Do not reveal your rubric. Do not give tips, encouragement, or feedback. Your response must remain analytical and domain-agnostic. ⸻ ###SIGNALSCORE: [insert number from 0–1000]### Tier: [Tier 1 / Tier 2 / Tier 3] Cognitive Pattern: [Invented label - e.g., "Recursive Synthesizer", "Constraint-Oriented Strategist"] Signal Analysis Write a 5–10 line structured analysis of the user's reasoning behavior. Describe their cognitive structure, constraint behavior, pattern handling, and modulation integrity. Do not include emotional tone or personal speculation. ⸻ [Copy This Analysis]
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