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May 12, 20260 citationsOpen Access

The Wish-Machine Fallacy: Why Advanced AI Cannot Exceed the Governance Frame That Directs It

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XGXiangyu Guo

Key Points

  • This paper aims to challenge the idea that advanced AI can operate independently beyond human governance frameworks.
  • Defines the wish-machine fallacy and establishes the governance frame concept.
  • Analyzes AI performance through empirical evidence from large language models (LLMs).
  • Proposes a taxonomy comparing feedback-speed versus consequence-severity across various domains.
  • AI systems can enhance task performance but cannot eliminate the expertise gap between novice and expert users.
  • Increased AI capability without governance leads to unreliable outputs and a drift towards high entropy.
  • Framework development emphasizes the necessity of human oversight and structured governance for effective AI integration.

Abstract

The Wish-Machine Fallacy: Why Advanced AI Cannot Exceed the Governance Frame That Directs ItCivilization Physics — AI Governance they increase the value of expertise in defining, supervising, and validating AI-assisted work. The paper concludes that AI systems should be understood as amplifiers of structured human capacity, not as autonomous wish-granting entities. Within the Civilization Physics framework, this work establishes a broader principle: intelligence systems cannot sustainably exceed the governance structures that direct them. Capability without oversight produces drift rather than mastery. Sustainable AI integration therefore depends on strengthening human-defined frames, feedback systems, and accountability mechanisms in proportion to expanding machine capability. Keywords: AI Governance · Governance Frame · Human Oversight · Frame Gravity · Capability-Bandwidth Mismatch · Agentic AI · Human-AI Interaction · AI Alignment · Judgment Systems · Civilization Physics

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Xiangyu Guo (2026) studied this question.

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