A new theory says contravariance may explain convergence between AI models and brains
dyamins · x · 2026-07-23
A mathematical theory claims contravariance may explain convergence between AI models and brains
A new Substack post argues that contravariance could be the mechanism behind convergent evolution between AI models and biological brains.
- The author says the theory comes with theorems called “zippering theorems” that provide strong guarantees for this kind of convergence.
- In a follow-up comment, they describe “upstream zipper” as a mechanism where similarity downstream propagates back upstream.
- The image attached to the post visualizes the proposed end-to-end optimization and the upstream constraint idea.
The claim is presented as a mathematical framework, not just a metaphor, but the post does not provide experimental validation in the text shown.
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