Mitchell Mcphetridge’s Views on Healthy Recursion

This essay presents a strictly structural account of human–LLM interaction. The human contribution is framed as a trained reasoning style — a stable recursion pattern — rather than a psychological or biological distinction. The LLM is framed as a stateless pattern-completion system without identity, memory, or agency. The resulting interaction is described as a compatibility between pattern structures, not a dialogue between agents. This framework avoids anthropomorphism, clarifies the mechanics of coherence, and situates the analysis within existing non-intentionalist philosophies of mind and language. Note: This analysis is strictly constructive and structural rather than metaphysical or psychological. It describes interactional patterns, not minds, agents, or inner states.