A categorical research program for AI

Four books. One evolving argument.

From functorial models and learning sketches, through infinitesimal creativity, to the discovery of compositional worlds and doctrines.

4 evolving manuscripts1,524 pagesDated digital editions

The sequence

Begin broadly. Then go deeper.

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The broad foundation

Categories for AGI

A detailed introduction to the application of category theory to formulate a research program in artificial general intelligence.

478 pagesDraft · 2026-08-27
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The focused framework

Machine Learning from Enforcing Compositionality

A novel formulation of machine learning, based not on minimizing loss functions, but driven by failures of compositionality.

304 pagesDraft · 2026-08-26
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The theory-extension challenge

Infinitesimal Creativity

A novel framework for modeling creativity as a dual involution over assimilation of experience into an existing theory, and an accommodation process that instead seeks to augment the theory.

448 pagesDraft · 2026-08-27
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The discovery problem

Discovering Compositional Worlds from Interaction

A categorical theory of how lifelong learners discover compositional worlds, their generating presentations, and the doctrines that govern what can be learned.

294 pagesFirst Web Edition · 2026-09-07
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Categorical foundationsCompositional learningCausality and interventionScientific discoveryVisual generation and repairDoctrines and world discoveryOnline decisions and agentic safety
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An ongoing investigation into the future of Artificial General Intelligence

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