Most AI Metrics Are Just Vanity Metrics, Need Physics First Principles
AryHHAry · x · 2026-08-09
The author argues that the AI industry is too focused on "vanity metrics" like accuracy and benchmark scores, ignoring system entropy and stability. A model with 99% lab accuracy might suffer catastrophic collapse when faced with real-world stochasticity.
To build truly resilient and ethical AI, the author insists we must stop treating them merely as statistical machines and apply first principles from physics:
- Lyapunov Stability: Assessing whether the system returns to equilibrium after a perturbation.
- Information Provenance: Ensuring information states are recorded accurately to prevent ethical decoherence.
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