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Agent retirement criteria
specific, measurable conditions defined in advance under which a cognitive agent will be retired regardless of emotional attachment or sunk cost considerations, serving as pre-committed decision-making frameworks that eliminate the bias toward agent accumulation by establishing explicit triggers for termination
Why This Is a Definition
This definition precisely captures the core term 'agent retirement criteria' as presented in the lesson. It establishes the genus (decision-making frameworks) and differentia (specific, measurable, pre-committed conditions defined before need arises) that distinguish it from general decision criteria or mere judgment calls. The definition explicitly addresses the key problem the lesson identifies - the systematic bias toward agent accumulation - and provides the mechanism (pre-committed criteria) that solves it.
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