Why current state of AI is Orwellian arithmetic with probability
In Orwellian arithmetic, 2 + 2 = 5 because power asserts a result that violates composition.
With probability, the equivalent lie is this:
> “If each component is highly accurate, the whole system is reliable.”
Formally, this is false.
If each step succeeds with probability , then a system of steps succeeds with probability:
P = p^n
This is multiplicative, not additive.
As increases:
p^n \rightarrow 0
So asserting that many “high-probability” steps produce a high-certainty system is mathematically identical to claiming:
2 + 2 = 5
The arithmetic rules have been silently replaced.
The deception is Orwellian because:
The symbols are correct
The language sounds scientific
But the composition law is denied
Truth is not altered — only who is allowed to say it.
One-line summary
Treating probability as if it composes like certainty is mathematically false — and insisting otherwise is arithmetic by authority, not by truth.
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