How cognitive constraints shape motivational architecture

mimi10v3 · x · 2026-08-21

Argues that limitations like finite compute, uncertainty, and long causal chains drive mechanisms like curiosity, exploration, narrative compression, and relationship modeling. The core question is not the terminal utility function, but what cognitive/motivational architecture gives enduring significance to patterns, discoveries, and agents.

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