Framework

The diagnostic structure of alignment, drift, and realignment across human systems and AI.

Alignment Theory Complete Map: 12-step framework from Creator Alignment through Separation, Dead Obedience, Pseudo-Freedom, Babel Risk, AI Inheritance, and Realignment. Maps theological, structural, and AI parallels.
Michael Bower · April 28, 2026

How to read this map

The left column traces the core trajectory of alignment and misalignment. The center columns show the structural functions and theological parallels that have played out across history. The right column translates each step into its modern/AI equivalent. AI does not appear until step 9 — the first eight steps describe human formation, institutional drift, and why external constraint fails. This is the single-page summary of the entire framework. All other pages on this site interpret or measure pieces of this map.

Explore the Framework

Core Concepts

Start with participatory capacity, load-bearing functions, and the four structural states. The center of the theory.

See It Tested

Walk through six canonical stress tests where the pattern appears: biology, addiction, education, community, religion, and organizational systems.

Apply to AI

How the framework becomes behavioral QA for production AI systems through PCPI v5, MAI, and the Babel equation.