AI Alignment and the Minimal Alignment Operator

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Authors: James R Schmidt
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Abstract

This work reframes AI alignment as a problem of human coherence and presents a minimal alignment operator based on invariant preservation, closure cycles, and the engine–shape boundary. It defines alignment as the stability of a system’s internal structure under expansion and offers a formal predicate capturing the conditions under which an intelligent system remains self‑stabilizing.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Psychiatry Mental Health Neuroscience Cybernetics and Technology in Society

Publication details

Journal / source
OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)
Publication date
31 March 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Preprint