THE LIVING ARCHIVE

From punched cards to autonomous collaborators: the ideas, people, languages and systems that taught machines to follow—and increasingly interpret—human intent.

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Variable Rewards in Personalized AI: Curiosity Engine or Compulsion Machine?

Variable rewards can create curiosity and persistence, but personalized AI can intensify them into opaque compulsion unless uncertainty is bounded, meaningful, and user-controlled.

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