The two failures interact through the representation choice: a more expressive representation describes more of reality but is harder to reason about, so every governance design must choose where on this frontier to sit.
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The two failures interact. The choice of representation determines the scope of reliable reasoning. A more expressive representation can describe more of reality but is harder to reason about; a less expressive representation enables reliable reasoning over a narrower domain. Any governance design must therefore choose where on this frontier to sit
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Wulf A. Kaal, Governance as a Product (GaaP): A Reputation-Weighted Institutional Architecture for Autonomous AI Agent Governance (2026), III. Two Irreducible Failures of Human Governance, p. 2 https://ssrn.com/abstract=6886078 · source PDF
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