Lab

Notes from the work in progress.

Short pieces written while the thinking is still moving. They are dated, numbered and left standing even when a later note disagrees with an earlier one — a record that only contains conclusions is not a record of research.

Notes
3
Mechanisms
3 of 5
Series
H-001 – H-003
  1. H-001

    Why Decisions May Not Be the Correct Primitive

    We keep modelling the choice and ignoring the state it was made from. Decisions may be the output we can see rather than the thing doing the work.

    Argues aboutDecision & Action Mechanisms
  2. H-002

    Signal vs. Significance: A Fundamental Distinction

    A signal is a property of the world. Significance is a property of the system attending to it. Conflating the two is why distraction is still badly modelled.

    Argues aboutAttention & Significance
  3. H-003

    Internal State: The Missing Layer in Current Models

    Between input and behaviour there is a configuration that persists, deforms and resists. Most architectures have nowhere to put it.

    Argues aboutInternal States & Transitions

The rest of the series is being written.