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Josh Merel

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Why do we seek information about the future? On the origins of subjective value without instrumental value

Ethan S. Bromberg-Martin, Josh Merel, Ilya E. Monosov

The paper explores why organisms seek information about the future despite lacking control, proposing that subjective value arises from adaptive solutions to computational problems in natural environments.

bioRxiv · Jun 12, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience