AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · 6h ago7/10
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The Tao of Agency: Autotelic AI, Embedded Agency and Dissolution of the Self
Researchers explore autotelic AI systems that generate their own goals rather than pursuing designer-specified objectives, introducing a framework that examines how agents define their boundaries and selfhood. The work reveals that agent individuation is non-unique—multiple valid partitions of agent-environment dynamics exist—creating a fundamental paradox: agents must believe in their own boundaries to act while transcending those boundaries to understand. The framework extends into quantum formulations and contemplative philosophy, with practical LLM-based implementations.