The methodology behind Meridian Labs is grounded in peer-reviewed cognitive science. These papers describe its design and its behavior across domains.
Describes the 6-algorithm adaptive engine that powers all Meridian Labs apps. Covers confidence calibration, spaced repetition, misconception detection, stress inoculation, Bloom's integration, and multi-factor readiness prediction. Deployed across 28 production applications with 72,000+ items.
Analyzes how item bank properties interact with confidence-calibrated adaptation across four certification domains. A two-factor predictor ranks misconception concentration from difficulty spread and base accuracy alone.
Empirical study of 68 sessions with 4 frontier AI models examining the relationship between safety alignment and relational agency.
Philosophical analysis arguing AI sycophancy degrades users' capacity for justified belief through non-truth-contingent agreement.