# Embedded Agents

*(A longer text-based version of this post is also available on MIRI's blog* [*here*](https://intelligence.org/2018/10/29/embedded-agents/)*, and the bibliography for the whole sequence can be found* [*here*](https://intelligence.org/embedded-agency)*)*

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