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The Concept of Agents and Control Systems
10:21 - 16:54 (06:32)
The episode discusses the concept of agents and control systems, how they work, how they differ, and how they relate to minimizing their own set points.
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This podcast discusses the relation between control systems and our own consciousness.
10:21 - 12:32 (02:10)
Summary
This podcast discusses the relation between control systems and our own consciousness. It describes how consciousness directs the attention of the control system in the body.
ChapterThe Concept of Agents and Control Systems
Episode#212 – Joscha Bach: Nature of Reality, Dreams, and Consciousness
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The world around us can be interpreted as a control system that tries to minimize its own set points.
12:32 - 14:43 (02:11)
Summary
The world around us can be interpreted as a control system that tries to minimize its own set points. To achieve this, the controller must make a model of the entire universe and itself, and integrate its feedback to minimize set point deviation over time.
ChapterThe Concept of Agents and Control Systems
Episode#212 – Joscha Bach: Nature of Reality, Dreams, and Consciousness
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
This podcast delves into the concept of agents and hierarchies, exploring whether it’s agents all the way down in a self-organizing world.
14:43 - 15:55 (01:11)
Summary
This podcast delves into the concept of agents and hierarchies, exploring whether it’s agents all the way down in a self-organizing world. The discussion includes the idea that an agent depends on the way it is framed, with hierarchies of agents existing in many contexts.
ChapterThe Concept of Agents and Control Systems
Episode#212 – Joscha Bach: Nature of Reality, Dreams, and Consciousness
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The complexity of self-organization is prevalent in everything in life, and interesting models of the world require true and complete systems that are not found at lower levels than life.
15:55 - 16:54 (00:59)
Summary
The complexity of self-organization is prevalent in everything in life, and interesting models of the world require true and complete systems that are not found at lower levels than life. The simplest answer to the question of what constitutes life and has agency is that it is biological cells.