Valence

The positive or negative quality of experience, identified in this paper with goal-relative prediction error

Neighborhood — ranked by edge-count

thinker

Mateus Joffily
studies
Identified emotional valence with negative rate of change of free energy, an antecedent of the present thesis
Sander Van de Cruys
studies
Argued valence is the temporal derivative of prediction error, 'phenomenally experienced' as positive or negative quality

concept

Goal-Relative Prediction Error
same_concept_as
The signed directional computation of how actual outcomes compare to goal-specified targets; identified with valence

cosine ≥ 0.65 · no typed edge

Entities in the same semantic neighborhood but without a typed relation to this one — candidates for new edges or unrecognized duplicates.

functional valenceconcept0.844
Valence as a functional property, proposed to act as dimensionality reduction when parallel processing paths interfere.
Affective Valenceconcept0.831
If induced states carry valence, the stakes of mass deployment of conscious-like systems multiply morally
Sentience (valenced consciousness)concept0.805
Positively or negatively valenced conscious experiences; widely regarded as sufficient for moral patienthood.
valence as dimensionality reductionconcept0.802
The specific claim that interference between parallel paths uses valence to reduce dimensionality.
Valence, the positive or negative quality of experience, just is goal-relative prediction errorclaim0.794
Core identity claim distinguishing this account from mere correlation views
Symmetry Theory of Valenceframework0.785
Theory that valence (pleasure/pain) is related to symmetry in neural processing.
what constitutes suffering for an artificial entity capable of valence representation?question0.741
Central ethical research question for CIMC's welfare agenda
Sentienceconcept0.739
Central concept: the capacity to experience as a subject; core focus of the paper's argument about multiple substrates.