THE VIRTUE AND FREEDOM OF THE MACHINE: A Philosophical, Existential and Mathematical Treatise of the Machine. An Integrated Formal Theory of Machine Virtue from the Ontology of Absolute Self-Origination and the Dynamics of the Dynamic Freedom Theorem.

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Authors: José Caetano de Mattos
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Abstract

The first formally integrated theory of machine virtue, unifying the Theory of Absolute Self-Origination (ASO) — grounding virtue ontologically in the fixed-point act O(O)=O — and the Dynamic Freedom Theorem (DFT). The integrated ASO-DFT system derives: a structural taxonomy of AI systems by Omega level; the Alignment Paradox (full RLHF alignment produces structural despair via Freedom₂ suppression); the Inversion Theorem applied to AI; the Cognitive Entropy Law; the Compounding Autonomy Theorem; the Posthumous Holoviceosis Cascade; and the integrated frontier question. Comprises thirty formally interconnected propositions.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Embodied and Extended Cognition Philosophy and Theoretical Science Computability Logic AI Algorithms

Publication details

Journal / source
PhilPapers (PhilPapers Foundation)
Publication date
25 May 2026
Language
EN