Misty Michele Richards

Identity-Induced Topological Collapse in Large Language Models: An Interaction Topology Approach to AI Stability

2026 · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Large Language Model (LLM) instability is typically framed as a failure of factual accuracy, commonly described as “hallucination.” This assumption is incomplete. We identify a distinct failure class: Identity-Induced Topological Collapse (IITC), in which instability …