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What is Category Theory and what are its connections to complexity-based safety?
Join authors Esteban Montero and Brandon Baylor as they pair up to unpack the complexities of modern system theories, articulating the significance of embracing change and courageously combating complexities. The conversation ventures into the practical dynamics of digital technology, underscoring the challenges of interoperability and scalability.
As the discussion deepens, they explore the inextricable bond between safety and system components and engage in an intellectual discourse on the role of relationship analysis within systems. Pooling their knowledge, they journey through the challenges of dealing with infinite safety possibilities with finite resources and illuminate the role of the System Theoretic Accident Model and Processes (STAMP) in accident causality.
Diving into the world of data, they touch on the importance of context preservation, examining the concept of data as "a constellation of sets, schemas, and interpretations". The episode then takes a futuristic turn, introducing discussions about the potential of embedding data within DNA structures or biological systems. They also draw from the concept of 'Active Inference' to broaden the narrative around perception and category theory, which allow for a more nuanced and comprehensive accounting system for sense-making.
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John R. Boyd's Conceptual Spiral was originally titled No Way Out. In his own words:
“There is no way out unless we can eliminate the features just cited. Since we don’t know how to do this, we must continue the whirl of reorientation…”
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John Boyd’s Conceptual Spiral was originally titled “No Way Out.” In his words:
“There is no way out unless we can eliminate the features just cited. Since we don’t know how to do this, we must continue the whirl of reorientation…”
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