Wireheading
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wireheading is a noun meaning The use of direct brain interfaces.
Meaning
The use of direct brain interfaces.
More Meanings
- The strategy of meeting goals by altering the perception of the current state rather than changing the state itself.
Example Sentences
The tendency of animals to short-circuit normal behavior in favor of direct stimulation of their own reward system is called wireheading.
The constraint is defined in terms of the agent's belief distributions, and does not require an explicit specification of which actions constitute wireheading.
Mondo’s chaotic editorial blend ranges from stories on computer-chip jewelry to reports on computerized break-ins at automated-teller machines and “wireheading"--the implantation of electrodes in the brain.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include neurointerface, neuroheadset, neuroengineering, neurolink, neuroimplant, neurochip.
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