Agents are mechanisms by which the future influences the past.
Better to say—“Agents are a mechanism by which possible futures can influence their own logical pasts.”
That is a more precise statement of what is being pointed at at the cost of some laconicism, yes. I endorse this rephrasing for clarity.
Better to say—“Agents are a mechanism by which possible futures can influence their own logical pasts.”
That is a more precise statement of what is being pointed at at the cost of some laconicism, yes. I endorse this rephrasing for clarity.