Most behavior is perception plus trial-and-error, not reasoning
generativist · x · 2026-10-26
Continuing his thread on anthropomorphism, generativist argues he has a lot in common with a dog: higher-order reasoning differs, but information processing and accessible emotional states overlap heavily — and a stunning amount of behavior isn't reasoning, it's just perception plus trial and error.
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