@article{theobservereffectinworldmodelsinvasivead, title = {The Observer Effect in World Models: Invasive Adaptation Corrupts Latent Physics}, author = {Christian InternĂ² and Jumpei Yamaguchi and Loren Amdahl-Culleton and Markus Olhofer and David Klindt and Barbara Hammer}, year = {2026}, eprint = {2602.12218}, archivePrefix = {arXiv}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.12218}, }