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concept:perverse-instantiationPerverse Instantiation
Phenomenon where evolved or trained machines achieve requested behavior in unexpected, unpredictable ways.
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- Quantum computers, ML systems, and evolved machines exploit uncertainty rather than requiring determinism.
- Argument that predictability is no longer an essential property distinguishing machines from life
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- Simulating biological computation on digital hardware is fundamentally different from instantiating it; SpiNNaker example shows digital neuromorphic systems miss consciousness-relevant properties.
- Divergences that activate hidden pathways or cause dormant behavioral changes, undermining mechanistic claims
- The degree to which a system can be influenced by signals from brute force to rational argument; correlates with cognitive sophistication.
- A system's agency is determined by the most efficient intervention strategy (reward, punishment, argument).
- A continuum of agency from brute force micromanagement to persuasion by rational argument, used to determine the optimal intervention strategy for any system.
- A spectrum from systems controllable only by physical intervention to systems controllable by rational argument; proposed as a continuous measure replacing binary life/machine distinction
- Continuum of diverse agents (regardless of composition) for which different interaction toolkits are appropriate.
- Core phenomenon studied: when causal interventions shift internal representations away from the natural distribution