Human Agency and Preferences
Tim and Thomas delve into the concept of human agency, discussing the confabulation of beliefs and desires. They explore how preferences are imputed onto active inference agents and draw parallels between biological and artificial agents in selecting preferences.In this clip
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Is it plausible to say the rational mind tries to rationalize what the mind wants to do, for example, if somebody wants to do something, is it not because they thought it, but because of hormones and neurotransmitters rather than choice, as discussed in the episode Author Robert Wright on Buddhism vs. Stoicism and the Dangers of Social Affirmation and the clip Cognitive Dissonance?
Is it plausible to say the rational mind tries to rationalize what the mind wants to do, for example, if somebody wants to do something, is it not because they thought it, but because of hormones and neurotransmitters rather than choice, as discussed in the episode Author Robert Wright on Buddhism vs. Stoicism and the Dangers of Social Affirmation and the clip Human Mind Biases?
Is it plausible to say the rational mind tries to rationalize what the mind wants to do, for example, if somebody wants to do something, is it not because they thought it, but because of hormones and neurotransmitters rather than choice, as discussed in the episode Author Robert Wright on Buddhism vs. Stoicism and the Dangers of Social Affirmation and the clip Cognitive Dissonance?