algorithmic-condensation
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An algorithmic-information version of condensation, with Kolmogorov complexity for entropy, programs for latents and the scores as description lengths, has a correspondence theorem up to logarithmic terms.
Source
Demski's LessWrong posts "Condensation" (2025-11-09) and "Condensation & Relevance" (2026-01-23): the algorithmic version and its variable-cost symbols. Wentworth's LessWrong post on natural abstraction in algorithmic information terms makes the parallel move for natural latents.
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