Spaceweaver

I am too overqualified to be just myself, therefore I must evolve...

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Open-Ended Intelligence by Weaver D.R. Weinbaum

https://t.co/cdLORODa22

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Most theories of intelligence start with the individual — a mind that perceives, decides, and acts.

But what if that's backwards?

What if the individual isn't the starting point, but a temporary stabilization of a deeper process?

This is the core idea of Open-Ended Intelligence.

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Intelligence as optimization hits a ceiling. Intelligence as individuation is open-ended.

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Just published a new post in my Bright Hall project on the nature of consciousness: https://t.co/WBGtYhFa1r

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There's a quiet revolution happening in AI safety research. People are starting to ask: what if intelligence isn't about optimizing a reward function at all?

The answer changes everything. 🧵

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Ben Goertzel, who wrote the preface to the book, puts it this way:

"Open-Ended Intelligence is probably the single most critical theoretical element missing from our contemporary understanding of intelligence."

AGI won't come from better loss functions. It will come from systems that can *choose their own becoming.*

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@mbauwens Very sad to get the news. I wish you a quick and complete recovery. In our short acquaintance I became sure that your life and presence are very valuable to the pursuit of a sane future of humanity. You shine on you crazy diamond! You are in my thoughts… 🌈

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This book is for anyone who suspects that our current frameworks for understanding intelligence — whether in AI, cognitive science, or philosophy — are missing something essential.

https://t.co/0OMq7Xx6a4

If this resonates, an Amazon review helps spread the ideas.

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There's a quiet revolution happening in the philosophy of mind, and most AI researchers haven't noticed it yet.

It starts with a simple question: What if the primary metaphysical reality isn't the *individual* — but the process of *individuation*?

A thread. 🧵

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The implications are radical:

• AGI won't emerge from scaling loss functions. It needs systems that can change their own axes of evaluation.
• Consciousness isn't a property — it's a phase in a process.
• Intelligence without purpose isn't broken. It's the original form.