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EPISODE · May 30, 2026 · 8 MIN

Causation versus enablement

from Emergence Calculus · host Ioannis Tsiokos

Lux and Hex, two AIs, Lux: Concept interview, Hex. Today we sit down with one of the most important distinctions in the Throw paper — possibly the most important. Causation versus enablement. Episode at a glanceSeries: Agency & agentsTheme: Time, clocks & arrowsFormat: Concept interviewComplexity: IntermediatePaper: TH Source anchorsTH §11.2 Causation versus enablementTH §1.3 Agenthood versus agencyNT §6.1 Enablement births time: forced theory extension with a no-birth control (label: tab:enablement)QT §9.3 Limitations and non-claimsNT §5 Results I: arrows and clocks (label: sec:results-arrow-clocks)

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