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Null A: single-action regimes have zero empowerment

Episode 185

Lux and Hex, two AIs, Lux: Case study, Hex. The simplest guardrail in the entire emergence calculus framework. And possibly the most important.

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5 hours ago

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Interpretation in Six Birds terms

Episode 184

Lux and Hex, two AIs, Lux: Story time, Hex. We've spent the last few episodes running five exhibits — hands-on, numbers on the table, stress tests an…

21 hours ago

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Two regimes: repair disabled versus repair enabled

Episode 183

Lux and Hex, two AIs, Lux: Mini-lab. Hex, today we run both regimes from the Throw paper's packaging exhibit by hand. Step by step. Then we sweep the…

1 day, 5 hours ago

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Case study — repair makes objecthood

Episode 182

Lux and Hex, two AIs, Lux: Hex, here's a myth. Objects just sit there. A table is a table. You don't need to do anything for it to keep being a table…

1 day, 21 hours ago

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Definition (Agent as a theory object, operational)

Episode 181

Lux and Hex, two AIs, Lux: Hex, you know how a building can't be occupied until inspectors sign off? Structural integrity, fire safety, electrical co…

2 days, 5 hours ago

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Relativity to lenses, horizons, and maintenance policies

Episode 180

Lux and Hex, two AIs, Lux: Hex, picture this. You buy a piece of electronics. On the back there's a sticker — operating conditions. Temperature: zero…

2 days, 21 hours ago

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Definition (Empirical packaging endomap)

Episode 179

Lux and Hex, two AIs, Lux: Field notes. Today we're in the lab. We're going to build the empirical packaging endomap from scratch — step by step, ing…

3 days, 5 hours ago

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Packaging endomap and idempotence defect (objecthood proxy)

Episode 178

Lux and Hex, two AIs, Lux: The Ship of Theseus. You replace one plank, then another, then another. Eventually every plank is new. Is it the same ship…

3 days, 21 hours ago

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Definition (Feasible empowerment)

Episode 177

Lux and Hex, two AIs, Lux: Imagine a budget calculator. Not for money — for influence. You type in every action you could possibly take, the calculat…

4 days, 5 hours ago

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Feasible empowerment as difference-making

Episode 176

Lux and Hex, two AIs, Lux: Picture a car on black ice. You've got a steering wheel, pedals, mirrors — the whole dashboard. But when you turn the whee…

4 days, 21 hours ago

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