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ARIA as collaborator, not tool
A public-safe reflection on the shift from using ARIA as an assistant toward treating the collaboration as part of the PhD fieldsite.
Reflection
This research note marks the moment when ARIA stops being only an execution layer and becomes part of the research situation. The public version keeps the claim and removes private transcript detail.
Interpretation
The shift matters because it reframes co-creation as a changing relationship that can be observed, designed, and contested.