Rethinking Agency: Cognitive Initiative via Unresolved Dissonance
GlenBradley · x · 2026-08-27
The post critiques the current agent stack where cognition is triggered externally. It proposes shifting the primitive from ACTION to 'THIS REMAINS UNRESOLVED.' By persisting states of cognitive dissonance (conflicts between observation and intent), a system can trigger reasoning autonomously when internal contradictions arise or new evidence arrives. This moves systems from reactive loops to functional volition, where the agent resolves dissonance proactively rather than waiting for a ping.
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