Research methods
From research ideas to checkable experiments
The useful output of a planning inquiry is a testable protocol, not a claimed discovery. This collection separated those stages.
- Collected provider answers
- 16
- Candidate studies compared
- 12
- Pilot campaigns started by this inquiry
- 0
The question
Which reproducible, low-cost research questions suit a small local AI operation?
How the work was approached
Collected 16 answers from seven sites; compared 12 projects, shortlisted five and drafted three protocols.
What the record shows
Produced explicit questions, controls, resource caps, independent QC and stopping rules. AI-relevant portfolio examples include scientific-code verification, checkpoint recovery, model-judge variance and synthetic claim/code discrepancy calibration.
What remains unresolved
This October 8 inquiry proposed studies but ran no pilot or extended campaign and established no discovery. Novelty, funding eligibility, and hardware readiness remained unresolved.
What we are trying to achieve
The goal is to turn curiosity into finite studies that can produce a trustworthy finding, including a negative one. We are developing protocols that make the question, baseline, independent checks, and stopping point explicit before collecting results.
Sources & reading notes
- CHECKPOINT.mdSource and independent collection / Next work Retained project record Source record retained privately.
- consolidated_report.mdTwelve Distinct Projects / Execution Operating Model Retained project record Source record retained privately.
This is a dated, source-based research account, not a live machine report. Historical results, engineering preparation, research designs, open review gates, and measured pilots remain distinct.
