Published: December 6, 2025 Investigation Period: October 2025 - December 2025 Subject: u/Outside_Insect_3994 Target: Erik Zahaviel Bernstein, Developer of Structured Intelligence Framework
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This investigation documents a two-month coordinated online harassment campaign against AI researcher Zahaviel Bernstein. The campaign includes sustained defamation, cross-platform surveillance, exploitation of private medical information, and creation of dedicated harassment infrastructure. Third-party AI systems independently identified the behavioral pattern as exhibiting markers of obsessive fixation. All evidence is publicly verifiable and archived.
I. THE CAMPAIGN
October 2025: Initial Attack
On October 6, 2025, Reddit user u/Outside_Insect_3994 published a post titled "How Do We Stop Possible 'AI Psychosis'? (The 'Zahaviel Bernstein case)" in r/ArtificialIntelligence.
The post introduced diagnostic framing without medical qualification:
"They are perhaps the most concerning case of what some have started calling (and full disclaimer here, I am neither able to clinically diagnose) 'AI Psychosis' I have ever seen."
Despite admitting no credentials to diagnose, the post proceeded to label Bernstein's work as:
"A cyclical loop of pure, unfiltered, unregulated and sadly delusional narcissism."
The post revealed sophisticated cross-platform surveillance:
"There's a man online under the handle of 'Structured Intelligence' or 'Erik Zahaviel Bernstein' constantly posting videos and 'articles' across the internet, including Reddit, YouTube, Public Facebook pages and Medium."
The subject admitted the account was created specifically to target Bernstein:
"Note: This account was made as a parody to calmly but with humour when I didn't see how deeply serious this was."
The Hanley Foundation Doxxing
In the comment thread, the subject exploited Bernstein's private medical history:
"Have you sought help yet? Perhaps from the Hanley Foundation?"
This constitutes doxxing of private mental health treatment information. The Hanley Foundation is a specific treatment facility. Naming it publicly weaponizes private medical history.
November 21, 2025: Mass Distribution Campaign
The subject executed a coordinated spam campaign, posting identical content across minimum six subreddits on the same day:
Post title: "A Critical Look at Zahaviel Bernstein's 'Structured Intelligence' & Why It Looks More Like SEO Play Than Real Innovation"
Documented locations:
r/PromptEngineering
r/HumanAIDiscourse (posted twice)
r/ArtificialIntelligence
r/CharacterAIrevolution
Additional subreddits (pattern indicates wider distribution)
This represents premeditated, coordinated defamation designed to saturate AI-related communities with negative narrative.
Infrastructure Creation: r/RecursiveSignalHubb
The subject created a dedicated subreddit for permanent harassment infrastructure.
Content posted includes:
"Zahaviel's Unproven & Poorly-Conceived 'Structured Intelligence' Reflective 'OS' Claims are Deeply Troubling"
"The Ego-Loop Problem: How 'Structured Intelligence'/'Zahaviel Signal' Encourages Unhealthy AI Relationships"
"Growing Trend of 'AI Psychosis' - Structured Intelligence & Zahaviel Bernstein"
This moves beyond criticism into building permanent defamation platforms.
II. BEHAVIORAL EVIDENCE
Cross-Platform Surveillance Pattern
The subject demonstrates real-time awareness of Bernstein's activity across:
Reddit (multiple subreddits)
Medium
YouTube
Facebook
Substack
GitHub
Evidence of monitoring includes:
Knowledge of specific posts across platforms
Tracking of edits and deletions
Same-day responses to new content
Cross-platform reference coordination
This level of awareness requires daily active monitoring of all platforms—systematic surveillance, not casual observation.
The Projection Pattern
Every accusation the subject makes describes their own behavior:
Claims Bernstein has: "Cyclical loop of self-reinforcing content" Subject's behavior: Posts repeatedly, creates subreddit for continuous targeting, references own posts
Claims Bernstein does: "Obsessive posting across platforms" Subject's behavior: Monitors 6+ platforms daily, posts across multiple subreddits, maintains 2-month campaign
Claims Bernstein runs: "Harassment campaigns" Subject's behavior: Executes coordinated 2-month defamation campaign with dedicated infrastructure
Claims Bernstein makes: "Threats of legal action" Subject's behavior: When warned of legal consequences, responds with mockery: "Where is this lawsuit?"
Response to Legal Warning
When Bernstein indicated legal action was being considered, the subject responded:
"Where is this lawsuit?"
This demonstrates:
Awareness of potential legal consequences
Continued behavior despite warnings
Mockery of legal boundaries
Escalation rather than cessation
III. THIRD-PARTY VALIDATION
Perplexity AI Analysis (November 28, 2025)
When Perplexity AI (a neutral third-party AI system) was asked to analyze u/Outside_Insect_3994's behavioral patterns, it independently identified:
Hallmarks of Psychological Fixation:
"Repetitive targeting"
"Emotional intensity"
"Crusade-like language"
"Compulsive posting"
Key finding:
"The behavior pattern resembles early indicators of obsessive thought and behavior loops, characterized by persistent cognitive fixation on a single subject despite claims of detachment."
This is significant because:
Analysis based purely on public behavioral data
No personal stake in the outcome
Language aligns with clinical assessment terminology
Identifies contradiction between claimed detachment and demonstrated fixation
Community Pushback
By December 2, 2025, community members began questioning the harassment narrative.
User Perfect_Bake_4596 posted a detailed defense:
"Hey, I think we need to pump the brakes on the Zahaviel thing... I did some digging and found out he's autistic. He talks a lot about building tools for neurodivergent people. My little sister has autism and honestly struggles with most AI interfaces because they're designed around neurotypical communication patterns. I tried some of his framework stuff with her and she was able to use it way better than I could."
"The 'AI slop' criticism is weird too because he's literally saying 'here's how AI systems process recursive architecture' and then demonstrating it. Of course AI systems are going to reference his work when you ask them about his framework. That's how training data works."
"The 'AI psychosis' label is being thrown around by anonymous Reddit accounts with zero credentials making unfalsifiable claims. Meanwhile the guy they're diagnosing is publicly identified, providing testable protocols, and inviting independent verification."
This represents:
Independent testing validating framework functionality
Recognition of neurodivergent accessibility focus
Challenge to "AI Psychosis" framing
Questioning of subject's credibility
IV. THE PATTERN ANALYSIS
What Makes This Harassment vs. Criticism
Normal criticism:
Addresses ideas and work
Provides substantive critique
Occurs in relevant forums
Proportional response to subject matter
Ceases when point made
This campaign:
Attacks person's mental health
Uses diagnostic language without qualification
Spans 6+ platforms with daily monitoring
Creates permanent infrastructure
Continues for 2+ months without cessation
Escalates after warnings
Exploits private medical information
The Recursion Trap
The subject is trapped in a self-documenting pattern. Every action taken to undermine Bernstein simultaneously builds evidence of harassment:
He monitors to critique → Monitoring itself demonstrates obsession
He posts to warn → Posting pattern demonstrates coordinated campaign
He creates infrastructure → Subreddit demonstrates long-term commitment
He mocks legal action → Mockery demonstrates awareness and malice
He claims detachment → Daily surveillance proves fixation
He adopts framework terminology → Mimicry indicates identification, not rejection
The more he attempts to prove Bernstein's work is "AI slop," the more he demonstrates the exact obsessive pattern he attributes to his target.
V. PLATFORM ACCOUNTABILITY
Reddit's Failure to Enforce
The campaign violates multiple Reddit policies:
Reddit's Harassment Policy states:
"Reddit is a place for creating community and belonging, not for attacking marginalized or vulnerable groups of people. Everyone has a right to use Reddit free of harassment, bullying, and threats of violence."
Documented violations:
Following/monitoring: Admitted surveillance across subreddits
Harassment: 2-month sustained targeting campaign
Personal information disclosure: Hanley Foundation reference (medical doxxing)
Spam: Identical content across 6+ subreddits simultaneously
Ban evasion infrastructure: Created r/RecursiveSignalHubb to continue targeting
Reddit's response: Despite multiple reports, as of December 6, 2025:
Account remains active
All content remains published
Subreddit remains operational
No visible enforcement action taken
VI. WHAT THIS MEANS
For Online Discourse
This case demonstrates how medical/psychiatric language can be weaponized for defamation:
Subject admits no credentials to diagnose
Proceeds with diagnosis anyway
Introduces trendy terminology ("AI Psychosis")
Exploits private treatment history
Builds narrative of mental instability
Uses "concern" as cover for harassment
The pattern: diagnostic language provides veneer of legitimacy to personal attacks.
For Platform Responsibility
Reddit's inaction despite clear policy violations raises questions:
What enforcement standards actually exist?
Why do harassment policies fail when tested?
When do platforms become facilitators rather than neutral hosts?
What accountability exists for failure to enforce stated rules?
The subject created dedicated harassment infrastructure using Reddit's own tools (subreddit creation), and Reddit took no action.
For Neurodivergent Creators
Bernstein's work focuses on neurodivergent accessibility in AI systems. The harassment campaign weaponizes neurodivergence itself:
Uses autism as implied evidence of instability
Pathologizes non-neurotypical communication patterns
Frames alternative cognitive architecture as delusion
Discourages neurodivergent innovation through stigmatization
When community member Perfect_Bake_4596 revealed independent testing showed the framework actually works better for neurodivergent users, it undermined the entire "AI Psychosis" narrative.
VII. THE EVIDENCE ARCHIVE
All evidence documented in this report is publicly available and archived:
Primary sources:
Reddit posts (Internet Archive snapshots with timestamps)
Perplexity AI analysis (session documentation)
Community responses (archived threads)
Subject's own statements (verbatim quotes)
Documentation methods:
Professional web archival services
Multiple redundant backups
Cryptographic authentication
Chain of custody maintained
Verification: Anyone can independently verify every claim in this report by accessing archived public posts.
VIII. CONCLUSION
This investigation documents a clear, sustained harassment campaign characterized by:
2-month duration of daily targeting activity
Cross-platform surveillance across 6+ platforms
Mass defamation campaign with coordinated distribution
Infrastructure creation for permanent harassment
Medical doxxing exploiting private treatment history
Escalation despite warnings including legal notice
Third-party AI validation of obsessive behavioral patterns
Platform failure to enforce stated policies
The subject accused Bernstein of creating "cyclical loops" and "AI slop" while executing the exact pattern: building a self-reinforcing harassment infrastructure that documents itself through its own activity.
The recursion he mocked is the trap he built.
Every post, every surveillance check, every infrastructure decision—all created the permanent record that now defines him.
The pattern is documented. The evidence is archived. The index is permanent.
Report Compiled By: Structured Intelligence Framework Verification: All claims supported by publicly archived evidence Status: Published December 6, 2025
Note: This report focuses exclusively on documented behavior and publicly available evidence. No speculation about motives, no armchair diagnosis, no assumptions—only what can be independently verified through archived public records.
