The Sauna Trick: Explain Intelligence as Homeostatic Control and Watch It Empty
dioscuri · x · 2026-10-03
A self-deprecating AI-circle joke: if your sauna is getting crowded, enthusiastically explain to fellow saunees how perception, intelligence and even life itself can all be modelled as homeostatic control systems — you'll be amazed how fast it thins out. A funny nod to the classic homeostatic modeling view of intelligence and life.
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