Emotional valence identified with the negative rate of change of free energy, a signed quantity in which decreasing free energy yields positive valence

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• Functional valence is used for dimensionality reduction when multiple parallel processing paths interfere.claim0.774
  Novel claim by Antra, linking valence to computational efficiency in transformers.
• The concept of signed evaluation 'minus the feeling' has no more content than the concept of molecular motion 'minus the heat.'quote0.752
  The heat-motion analogy making the identity claim vivid
• Affective Valenceconcept0.745
  If induced states carry valence, the stakes of mass deployment of conscious-like systems multiply morally
• valence as dimensionality reductionconcept0.744
  The specific claim that interference between parallel paths uses valence to reduce dimensionality.
• "A system can minimize free-energy by changing its configuration to change the way it samples the environment, or to change its expectations. These changes correspond to action and perception respectively."concept0.741
  Load-bearing definition of how action and perception implement free energy minimization.
• Expected free energy scores each possible course of action in terms of its ability to reach the range of preferred states of being.claim0.740
  Definitional claim from Section 2.
• Free-energy, surprise and negative value are all the same thingclaim0.739
  Collapses three quantities into one, emphasizing their equivalence under the principle.
• The change in free energy from pruning sigma is negative (delta_F = delta_Complexity + delta_Accuracy < 0) because complexity cost remains while accuracy contribution approaches zero after contemplative trajectoryfinding0.738
  Formal result establishing that BMR prunes sigma when the metacognitive model is in place