TLDR AI · MISCELLANEOUS

AGENTS AS WEBS OF BELIEFS

lesswrong.com11 min read

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A proposed framework models intelligent agents as interconnected webs of beliefs, where beliefs, goals, and actions emerge from the same underlying structure instead of being treated separately. The approach argues that reasoning, planning, and decision-making arise from maintaining locally consistent belief networks, offering an alternative foundation for building more capable AI agents.