Published three-paper set

AI shaping papers: category definition and two capability evidence papers

The Category Definition paper owns the shared concept architecture. The Project-managing and Product-managing Capability Evidence papers evaluate distinct shaped-intelligence instances established through the mediated-shaping and direct-shaping approaches.

Formal public v1.88 · Three DOI-backed working papers · Separate evidence objects and limitations.

Route diagram showing the AI shaping three-paper set: Category Definition, Project-managing Capability Evidence and Product-managing Capability Evidence, followed by bounded public-stage evaluation and conditional protected-stage discussion.
The three-paper set separates shared category definition from two distinct capability-evidence objects before any protected-stage discussion is considered.
Choose a paper

Start with the lightest useful route

Use the Category Definition paper for category fit and concept architecture. Use the Project-managing evidence paper for the mediated project-work instance. Use the Product-managing evidence paper for the direct-shaping bounded-product instance. Each paper remains independently readable and controls a different public question.

Latest version and DOI route

Current published paper set: v1.88 · paper files last updated 28 July 2026, 12:22 pm AEST

All three papers are DOI-backed public working papers published on Zenodo. Use the landing pages and DOI records for version access, citation details and the public-use boundary.

The wider product relationship is explained on Product-managing shaped intelligence; publication does not remove the separate evidence objects or expand their permitted conclusions.

Use boundary

The papers support category understanding and bounded public-stage evidence evaluation. They do not provide implementation guidance, deployment assurance, reproducibility proof, measured-improvement proof, method transfer or commercial-use authority.

Which paper should I read?

Which AI Shaping paper should I read?
QuestionReadPurpose
What is AI shaping?Category Definition paperDefines the category, concept architecture, shaping approaches, adjacent-category boundaries and protected-method limits.
Does the mediated project-work record show visible two-sided work-burden shift?Project-managing Capability Evidence paperEvaluates the distinct Project-managing instance in project and BAU IT support contexts.
Did the bounded product capability carry recurring coordination burden under human authority?Product-managing Capability Evidence paperEvaluates bounded operational maturity, observable but unquantified coordination value and a limited direct-approach contribution argument within the bounded product.
Can I implement the method from the papers?Protected-stage discussionExplains the public-stage and protected-stage boundary.
Category Definition

AI Shaping: Turning General-Purpose AI into Productive AI Work

Defines the shared category and concept architecture, including two-sided work-burden shift, direct and mediated shaping, and the human-authority boundary.

Stable DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20830022

Category Definition paper

Project-managing evidence

AI-Shaping Intelligence in Practice: Evidence from Project-Managing Shaped Intelligence

Evaluates a mediated-shaping project-work instance through visible two-sided work-burden shift in project and BAU IT support contexts.

Stable DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20830131

Project-managing evidence paper

Product-managing evidence

Product-Managing Shaped Intelligence: Evidence from a Bounded Knowledge and Publication Product

Evaluates bounded operational maturity, observable but unquantified Product-coordination value and direct-approach contribution in one bounded product under human authority.

Stable DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21612949

Product-managing evidence paper

How the three papers fit together

The Category Definition paper owns the shared category and concept architecture. The Project-managing paper evaluates the distinct mediated project-work instance. The Product-managing paper evaluates bounded operational maturity, observable but unquantified Product-coordination value and direct-approach contribution within one bounded product. Publication does not quantify effect, establish sole causation, independent validation, replication, generic transferability, implementation readiness or general direct-shaping superiority.

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