LLM Disclosure Policy — Friction Theory Paper Series
Established 2026-05-29 · Author: Tomas Pødenphant Lund · Applies to all FT-series papers
This page documents how the Friction Theory research programme uses Claude (a large language model by Anthropic) and how that use is acknowledged in each paper. One uniform convention is applied across the entire series: a single short paragraph in the paper's Acknowledgements section, identical in all papers. No tier-system, no per-paper variation.
Cite this policy as: Pødenphant Lund, T. (2026). LLM Disclosure Policy — Friction Theory Paper Series. https://frictiontheory.org/disclosure.html
Use of Claude
The Friction Theory programme is developed in dialog with Claude (Anthropic; multiple model versions over the course of the programme's development). Claude is used as a discussion, literature-search, and drafting partner. The theoretical claims, the empirical design, and final responsibility are the author's.
Authorship
Tomas Pødenphant Lund is the sole author of all papers in the FT series. Per ICMJE (January 2024), COPE Position Statement on AI Authorship, WAME guidelines, and all major publisher policies, LLMs cannot assume the responsibilities of authorship and are therefore not listed as authors or co-authors. The author takes full responsibility for all content published under his name.
Acknowledgement in each paper
Every paper in the FT series includes the following standard paragraph in its Acknowledgements section, placed late in the paper (typically immediately before the References):
Acknowledgements
The research, analysis, and writing of this paper were conducted by the author in collaboration with Claude Code (Anthropic) as a discussion, literature-search, and drafting partner. The theoretical claims, the empirical design, and responsibility for any errors are the author's alone.
The paragraph is identical across all papers in the series. No tier-system or per-paper variation is applied to the in-paper text. Per-paper variation in actual Claude involvement is documented internally in the project's working repository but is not surfaced as differential text in the published papers.
Why placed late
The Friction Theory framework's own findings (Papers 0, 1) indicate that prominently-placed evaluative signals near the start of a paper function as pre-emptive friction-signals that bias subsequent reading. Late placement lets the argument stand on its own merits when first encountered, with the acknowledgement following. The paragraph is short and uniform; it is not buried, and it is not decorative.
Supplementary materials
Supplemental dialog logs are available from the author on reasonable academic request. Redactions are limited to unrelated material, commercial proprietary information about Claude's underlying model, and content not relevant to the research.
Source
The internal operational protocol is maintained in the research programme's working repository. This public page is the canonical citation reference; the internal document holds operational details for paper-development sessions.