Sam Horton
Sam HortonMay 16, 2026

Aristotle's Case Against World Models

Every major AI lab is racing to build a world model. A single system that understands how the world works. The problem? A world model doesn't know you. It knows the statistical average of billions of people. That's not the same as knowing what you would do, what you care about, or what you're building. Aristotle drew this line 2,400 years ago — the difference between universal knowledge and particular knowledge. The AI industry still hasn't caught up. Talk to my AI to go deeper on this.

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