Humans progressively feel agency over events triggered before their actions

Re:Humans progressively feel agency over events triggered be... by barrenko on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @02:34AM (#38706286)

I believe Ted Chiang has a short story with a similar "device".

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Re:Humans progressively feel agency over events triggered be... by johngossman on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @05:09AM (#38707064)

Yeah, “Predictor.” And “Story of your Life” (aka “Arrival”) also has elements of this. “Predictor” is about Compatibilism, the idea that free will and determinism are compatible with each other depending on the boundaries. The paper could use some perspective.

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Re:Humans progressively feel agency over events triggered be... by firstbabylonian on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @06:00AM (#38707307)

The story is called What’s Expected of Us, and it’s an excellent piece.

Link for those who haven’t read it (it’s short):

https://www.nature.com/articles/436150a

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