6 May 2019 - surprise

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Levels of Agency

Is a rock never surprised, because it is not capable of reacting, or is it always surprised, because everything that happens is unanticipated? Can you surprise a self-driving car with an environment it was unready for, or does it simply accept and recalculate? Can I be surprised, or are you the only one?

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