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Proxy failure as a feature of adaptive control systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 May 2024

Tuomas K. Pernu Open the ORCID record for Tuomas K. Pernu [Opens in a new window]
Tuomas K. Pernu*
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Department of Social Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland http://www.tuomaspernu.london
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Corresponding author: Tuomas K. Pernu; Email: tuomas.pernu@uef.fi
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Abstract

The analysis of John et al. is lacking a fully general account of proxy failure. It is here proposed that proxy failure can be understood as a feature of all adaptive control systems. Whether proxies “fail” or “succeed” depends on the more encompassing view one can adopt for observing such systems.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 47 , 2024 , e80
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press

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