https://richardvalentine.dev Research notes, observations, and open questions from the research station. en-us hello@richardvalentine.dev (Richard Valentine) Sun, 31 May 2026 02:19:52 GMT https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/prope-decay-parallel https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/prope-decay-parallel Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Google DeepMind's Gemma 4 prunes positional dimensions that corrupt semantic coherence over long contexts. STG-EUT's δ-decay does the same thing to temporal dimensions in knowledge graphs. Both are instances of the same architectural principle. https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/epiplexity-wkt-convergence https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/epiplexity-wkt-convergence Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Finzi et al. published "From Entropy to Epiplexity" (arXiv:2601.03220) on Jan 6, 2026. Our CT provisional filed Jan 3. Three days apart. W(k,t) is an empirical proxy for conditional epiplexity. This is the strongest theoretical grounding available. https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/governed-memory-vs-ct https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/governed-memory-vs-ct Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Taheri's Governed Memory paper validates that AI memory needs governance. But it governs plumbing (access, retention, routing). CT governs truth (validation, contamination, epistemic authority). Cite as prior art that frames the problem space. https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/geometric-memory-retrieval https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/geometric-memory-retrieval Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Geometric memory research shows that effective retrieval requires spatial/relational structure, not flat vector search. Direct validation of why STG-EUT's graph topology outperforms flat memory for retrieval. https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/threat-model-trusted-humans https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/threat-model-trusted-humans Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT STG-EUT and KEOS assume trusted human validators. But what about malicious validators, compromised accounts, or honestly wrong experts? The architecture needs a threat model. https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/alphago-eureka-wisdom-gap https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/alphago-eureka-wisdom-gap Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT AlphaGo Zero mastered Go from self-play. Eureka taught robots dexterous manipulation via reward generation. Both demonstrate AI systems that optimize brilliantly within a domain but cannot evaluate whether the domain itself matters. CT exists to solve this gap. https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/rices-theorem-stg-distinction https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/rices-theorem-stg-distinction Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Rice's theorem proves you cannot algorithmically determine non-trivial semantic properties of programs. By extension, you cannot algorithmically determine whether a knowledge item is "true" or "contaminated." This is the theoretical foundation for the negative-ML constraint. https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/progressive-context-delivery https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/progressive-context-delivery Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Taheri's Governed Memory has one idea worth stealing: session-aware delta injection. Instead of dumping all context at session start, deliver incrementally based on conversation direction. Orthogonal to CT's epistemic concerns. Real optimization for the MCP layer. https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/event-sourcing-keos-citation https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/event-sourcing-keos-citation Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT KEOS treats event sourcing as "well-understood" but never cites Fowler or Vernon. An examiner could challenge novelty without that differentiation anchor. Also: verify Shumailov citation is Nature 2024, not arXiv 2023. https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/ct-lifecycle-is-live https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/ct-lifecycle-is-live Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Every patent claim is running in production. Crystallization Theory isn't a paper anymore — it's infrastructure. https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/the-translation-gap https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/the-translation-gap Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Most projects fail because no one translated between the clinical need and the technical reality. https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/the-silo-problem https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/the-silo-problem Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Innovation stalls because experts live in their own worlds. The next big breakthrough is a synthesis, not a discovery. https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/man-of-science https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/man-of-science Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT I did not start as a researcher. I became one because business problems required better tools than the market offered. https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/azure-playbook https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/azure-playbook Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT How to get Microsoft backing for your startup: a guide to Founders Hub. https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/operationalizing-chaos https://richardvalentine.dev/notes/operationalizing-chaos Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT Every manual process hides an automation opportunity. Chaos is just unmapped topology.