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THE HARD PROBLEM OF OBSERVERS - WOLFRAM & FRISTON [SPECIAL EDITION]

Machine Learning Street Talk (MLST)

CHAPTER

Understanding the Concepts of Self-Awareness, Agency, and Free Will

The speakers debate whether a machine can have agency without possessing free will and discuss how agency arises when a machine can analyze inputs and make decisions based on that analysis. They also explore the different definitions and nuances of the word 'agency', such as the ability to actively choose a course of action and the ability to couple back and interact with the world.

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