jd_pressman: Human values are high k-complexity, alignment needs a science not first principles
jd_pressman · x · 2026-11-14
In an alignment debate, jdpressman argues knowledge splits into highly compressible "reasoning"-type knowledge (derivable from axioms plus proofs) and high k-complexity "memorization"-type knowledge like history. He contends human values may be lower k-complexity than the fragility-of-value thesis implies, but still too complex for raw first-principles analysis to work — so alignment needs a proper science.
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