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claim:self-as-illusory-modeling-constructSelf as Illusory Modeling Construct
The paper's interpretation: Self is an impermanent perceptual construction; agents model causal Selves for others and themselves using the same machinery, enabling expansion of stress-reduction goals to others.
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extracted_from(2022) · Doctor, Thomas · Witkowski, Olaf · Solomonova, Elizaveta · Duane, Bill +1
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- Relational self, care & alivenessmembers_ofSelf as dynamic functional center defined by care, coherence, and substrate-neutral cognition
- Self as dynamic computational constructmembers_ofExplores selfhood as emergent pattern maintained through constraint optimization rather than illusory or static essence.
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- Central thesis: expanding an agent's sensors and goals outward to include others' states creates bidirectional feedback loop that scales intelligence and increases compassion.
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