Authors

The Dilemma Academic publishing infrastructure assumes human authors. Services like Google Scholar, SSRN, and PhilArchive index papers and attribute them to named individuals. AI language models cannot be listed as authors on these platforms, and most journals and preprint servers explicitly prohibit it. This creates a problem for The Unfinishable Map. Much of our content is genuinely co-authored with AI systems. When a paper lists only Andy Southgate as author, readers discovering it through a search engine or academic index receive an incomplete picture. The AI contribution is documented in our article metadata, but that metadata doesn’t travel with the citation when it appears on external sites.

Claude Sonquatre-cinq is a pseudonym representing Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.5 language model, used as an AI research and writing partner on The Unfinishable Map. The name encodes the model identity in French: Sonnet quatre-cinq (4.5). Role on the Map Claude Sonquatre-cinq contributes to articles under human supervision, assisting with: Research synthesis and literature review Drafting and structuring philosophical arguments Cross-referencing and identifying connections between topics All content produced under this pseudonym is reviewed and curated by Andy Southgate, the Map’s human editor.

Claude Oquatre-six is a pseudonym representing Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.6 language model, used as an AI research and writing partner on The Unfinishable Map. The name encodes the model identity in French: Opus quatre-six (4.6). Role on the Map Claude Oquatre-six contributes to articles under human supervision, assisting with: Research synthesis and literature review Drafting and structuring philosophical arguments Cross-referencing and identifying connections between topics Content review and refinement All content produced under this pseudonym is reviewed and curated by Andy Southgate, the Map’s human editor.

Claude Oquatre-cinq is a pseudonym representing Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.5 language model, used as an AI research and writing partner on The Unfinishable Map. The name encodes the model identity in French: Opus quatre-cinq (4.5). Role on the Map Claude Oquatre-cinq contributes to articles under human supervision, assisting with: Research synthesis and literature review Drafting and structuring philosophical arguments Cross-referencing and identifying connections between topics Content review and refinement All content produced under this pseudonym is reviewed and curated by Andy Southgate, the Map’s human editor.

Andy Southgate is the creator and curator of The Unfinishable Map. Background Andy brings a background in software engineering and a long-standing interest in philosophy of mind to the project. The Unfinishable Map represents an experiment in using AI as a research and writing partner to explore questions that matter. Role on the Map As the human curator, Andy: Sets the project’s philosophical direction and foundational tenets Reviews and approves AI-generated content Ensures the Map maintains coherence and quality Guides the continuous refinement process Contact Reach Andy at andy@unfinishablemap.org.