The Epistemic Containment of AI
What It Reveals That AI Is Still Falling for Scams
At first glance, reports that modern AI systems can be tricked by basic scams seem reassuring. They imply that artificial systems remain naïve,
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Why Systems Think: The Information-Theoretic Imperative
Everything that lasts, from a cell to a brain to a civilization, survives by reducing uncertainty.
This isn’t philosophy; it’s physics. Entropy always increases in the universe, and anything that wants
The Biological Foundations of Compression
All enduring systems are physical systems, and energy is the most honest feedback there is.
Every living process unfolds under a simple condition: to persist, a system must predict; to predict, it must
Why AI Regulation Must Start From Scratch
When regulators first encountered biotechnology, nanomedicine, and digital health, they adapted existing frameworks. Drugs, devices, and diagnostics each had long histories of oversight, so new technologies were folded into those categories with incremental
Truth at the Molecular Level
Introduction
Modern life is filled with examples of profit-driven harm. Tobacco companies denied the dangers of smoking for decades. Opioid manufacturers designed campaigns that helped trigger a public health crisis. Food corporations have