[ExI] Why do the language model and the vision model align?

[Jason Resch]

On Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 8:52 AM Ben Zaiboc via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> Trying again, as this doesn't seem to have been received:
>
> > Jason Resch wrote:
> >
> >  I really like this term "substrate indifferent." Did you originate it?
> I may borrow it and want to give proper credit.
>
>
> As far as I know, yes, at least I don't remember anyone else using it
> before me (or at all, to be honest).
>
> By all means, borrow it, use it, disseminate it, I think it makes more
> sense (no, it DOES make more sense!) and is less confusing, and I'd like to
> see it used.
>
> But no need to credit it to me, in fact, I'm asking you not to do that.
> It's the idea that's important, not the person who came up with it (and I
> might not, in fact, be that person. I really don't know for certain).
>


I greatly appreciate your sentiment and permission for re-use. I will make
a case for this term in the part of my consciousness article on (what has
been formerly called) "substrate Independence!"

Jason
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