Rethinking Agent Cognition: From Actions to Unresolved States
Two posts argue that current agents, while capable of planning and tool use, lack intrinsic initiative since cognition is externally triggered. The author proposes making 'unresolved states'—conflicts between observation and expectation—a core computational primitive.
2026-08-27 ~ 2026-08-27 · 2 related posts
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