The Intentional Stance person
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The intentional stance is a term coined by philosopher Daniel Dennett for the level of abstraction in which we view the behavior of an entity in terms of mental properties. It is part of a theory of mental content proposed by Dennett, which provides the underpinnings of his later works on free will, consciousness, folk psychology, and evolution.Here is how it works: first you decide to treat the object whose behavior is to be predicted as a rational agent; then you figure out what beliefs that agent ought to have, given its place in the world and its purpose. Then you figure out what desires it ought to have, on the same considerations, and finally you predict that this rational agent will a
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Link in episode "VAEs Are Energy-Based Models? [Dr. Jeff Beck]": https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262540537/the-intentional-stance
VAEs Are Energy-Based Models? [Dr. Jeff Beck] · 2026-01-25 -
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Link in episode "Prof. Daniel Dennett - Could AI Counterfeit People Destroy Civilization? (SPECIAL EDITION)": https://researchgate.net/publication/271180035_The_Intentional_Stance
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Link in episode "VAEs Are Energy-Based Models? [Dr. Jeff Beck]": https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262540537/the-intentional-stance
VAEs Are Energy-Based Models? [Dr. Jeff Beck] · 2026-01-25 -
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evidence rules-v4
Link in episode "Prof. Daniel Dennett - Could AI Counterfeit People Destroy Civilization? (SPECIAL EDITION)": https://researchgate.net/publication/271180035_The_Intentional_Stance
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2026-01-25 · Machine Learning Street Talk (MLST) · via mentioned · 0.45
Link in episode "VAEs Are Energy-Based Models? [Dr. Jeff Beck]": https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262540537/the-intentional-stance
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2026-01-25 · Machine Learning Street Talk (MLST) · via references · 0.38
Link in episode "VAEs Are Energy-Based Models? [Dr. Jeff Beck]": https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262540537/the-intentional-stance
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2023-06-04 · Machine Learning Street Talk (MLST) · via mentioned · 0.45
Link in episode "Prof. Daniel Dennett - Could AI Counterfeit People Destroy Civilization? (SPECIAL EDITION)": https://researchgate.net/publication/271180035_The_Intentional_Stance
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2023-06-04 · Machine Learning Street Talk (MLST) · via references · 0.38
Link in episode "Prof. Daniel Dennett - Could AI Counterfeit People Destroy Civilization? (SPECIAL EDITION)": https://researchgate.net/publication/271180035_The_Intentional_Stance
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Link in episode "VAEs Are Energy-Based Models? [Dr. Jeff Beck]": https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262540537/the-intentional-stance
Link in episode "Prof. Daniel Dennett - Could AI Counterfeit People Destroy Civilization? (SPECIAL EDITION)": https://researchgate.net/publication/271180035_The_Intentional_Stance
Link in episode "VAEs Are Energy-Based Models? [Dr. Jeff Beck]": https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262540537/the-intentional-stance
Link in episode "Prof. Daniel Dennett - Could AI Counterfeit People Destroy Civilization? (SPECIAL EDITION)": https://researchgate.net/publication/271180035_The_Intentional_Stance