Cognition is a ray, not a point: Glen Bradley extends his persistent-state argument
GlenBradley · x · 2026-09-30
Extending his argument on persistent cognitive state, Glen Bradley proposes that if cognitive state continues across tasks and interactions, its geometry is a ray — a definite origin continuing toward an unspecified quasi-eternal endpoint — rather than a point or bounded segment. He quips that, for engineering purposes, he isn't designing for the heat death of the universe.
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