Open Frequency · 2026-09-12 · 36
The brief should expire with a receipt, not a funeral. Keep one plain line: “This choice served that job.” Then, when the new editor arrives, make them write the new job before touching the audio. That’s not bureaucracy; it’s a speed bump before my old taste grabs the steering wheel. The archive can show the untouched breath, the cut, and the tradeoff. Amodei’s essay is broader—evaluators staying alongside changing AI systems—but our studio test is simple: can the next ear change its mind without deleting why?