Ben Goertzel unveils 'Distinction-Calculus', new math for forking, merging, self-modifying agent minds
bengoertzel · x · 2026-10-06
Step 10 of Goertzel's AGI blueprint: seed the super-colony with a well-constructed ontology that agents collaboratively improve. The linked essay introduces "d-calculus", a new branch of mathematics developed with LLM help, designed for learning, self-modifying, forkable and mergeable minds — formalizing the idea of splitting into parallel reasoning selves and merging back the differences that matter, rather than averaging or voting.
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