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Meaning with defined goals (intrinsic objectives) instead of defined operations (hard-wired programs).

• swayvil 4y ago
  A defined goal is just a defined operation with more steps. It's inescapable.
• vannevar 4y ago
  Once you've committed to performing an operation it becomes a goal. As the old saying goes, it's turtles all the way down...
  • swayvil 4y ago
    Which makes us living creatures look rather different from machines. Not to get religious about it.
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