The provided text is an essay by Greg Twemlow discussing the convergence of his philosophical framework for AI interaction, the Context & Critique Rule™, with empirical research from the Stanford–Polygence TeachLM project. Twemlow argues that the "friction" previously engineered out of technology—such as pauses, questions, and reflection—is actually essential for both human and artificial intelligence to learn deeply, moving beyond mere efficiency. The TeachLM initiative validated this by fine-tuning AI models on authentic tutoring data, which led the AI to demonstrate more human-like, reflective pedagogical behaviour. Twemlow uses these findings to promote his Context & Critique Rule™, which mandates that users provide detailed context followed by disciplined critique, a practice he calls the foundation of Reciprocal Alignment Pedagogy™, wherein humans and AI co-evolve through shared reflective dialogue. Read the article.