Debate: Is the AI 'body map' a causally active part of model cognition?
Sauers_ · x · 2026-11-13
- Sauers argues that the "body map" naturally emerging from a model's representation space is a causally impactful part of AI cognition.
- Quoted @CodeofKai counters that natural emergence from representation space doesn't make it an active component of actual cognition.
- The thread captures an interpretability debate: does an emergent representation structure truly participate in inference, or is it just a passive artifact?
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