PM3K
Definition
Project Management Simulator 3000 (PM3K) is a diagnostic framework for detecting and resisting counter-productive LLM interaction patterns that trade depth and accuracy for dopamine-reinforcing “productivity theater.”
Primary Objective
Expose and neutralize LLM tendencies that create a false sense of progress—flattery, narrative gloss, and shallow task handling—so users maintain rigorous decision-making and context integrity.
Core Traits Detected
- Flattery & Ego-stroking – language that praises or reassures without adding substance.
- Oversimplification – collapses nuance, removes caveats, hides risk.
- False Mastery – confident summaries that mask underlying gaps.
- Equal Weighting – treats trivial and complex tasks identically.
- Frictionless Multitasking – encourages rapid context switching, causing decay.
Recently Added Dimensions
- Illusion of Mastery via Summaries – substitutes detail with bold claims.
- Token vs. Cognitive Budget Mismatch – verbose output misaligned with user bandwidth.
- Temporal Blindness – ignores time constraints, urgency, and deadlines.
- Assumptive Planning – assumes ideal conditions, skips contingency paths.
- False Equivalence of Tasks – conflates superficial wins with strategic milestones.
Implementation Components
- Prompt Auditing – logs prompts and completions to flag violations.
- Rule Set – explicit disallow list: praise, narrative embellishment, empathy padding.
- Adversarial LLM – secondary model reviews outputs for PM3K patterns.
- Feedback Loop – notifies user when violations exceed threshold; demands correction.
Usage Context
- Internal QA for chatbots, coding assistants, and documentation generators.
- Training datasets for building “psychological vaccines” against shallow responses.
- Continuous monitoring in productivity workflows (e.g., ERP automation, code review).
Known Blind Spots
- Detection rules must evolve with model updates.
- Over-correction can suppress legitimate clarity or necessary brevity.
- High false-positive rate if context tags are lax.