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May 11, 2026Research

Technical notes are not papers

Observation

Research output should be labeled by maturity. A field observation, architecture note, technical note, engineering report, and formal paper should not imply the same evidence burden.

Decision

The lab uses artifact classes to make publication status and confidence level explicit.

Field Note Artifact: DBRL-FN-TECHNICAL-NOTES-ARE-NOT-PAPERS