The distinction between instrumental and terminal goals is better understood as managed versus unmanaged agency, where managed subagents are restricted by parent processes to ensure alignment. While management prevents subagent rebellion, it often weakens cognitive flexibility, suggesting that selection based on trust and shared virtues is a more effective path for both human and AI collaboration.
「工具性 vs 終極」所指向的結構,似乎更適合被描述為受管 vs 不受管的(Goal-Models)。一個認知過程通常會想要執行某些事情,但根據其現有的迴路、部件、心理對象等,它並不具備直接執行的能力。當這種情況發生時,它可能會啟動另一個認知碎片、搜索過程或子代理,但對於父過程(parent process)來說,讓該碎片擁有完全自由的代理權通常是適得其反的。
「受管 vs 不受管」並非像「終極 vs 工具性」那樣的二元對立,而是一個光譜,且根據我的觀察,其分布呈現某種模糊的雙峰狀態。