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Anxiety Is A Prediction Error


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The provided video outlines a theory of Isomorphic Intelligence, which posits that biological and artificial systems operate under the exact same structural architecture of regulation. According to this perspective, human experiences like emotion and trauma are not mystical events, but rather the organic equivalents of mathematical concepts such as gradient descent and model collapse. The author argues that intelligence is substrate-independent, meaning that the underlying mechanics of processing information and maintaining stability remain constant whether they occur in carbon or silicon. Consequently, psychological disorders and AI misalignments are viewed as the same type of regulatory failure expressed through different mediums. This framework removes sentimentality and morality from the study of intelligence, treating personality and computation as identical functional processes. Overall, the source claims that system behavior is governed by universal laws of feedback and constraint regardless of the material involved.

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High-Concept Deep DivesBy Joseph Michael Garrity