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Curiosity may not be an emotional thing

October 27, 2026

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Is curiosity an emotion? Nico found something over the weekend that suggests it isn't only that.

On Monday's show my co-host Nico Lafakis said: "We're rebuilding a human brain. And so far as I've discovered over the weekend, it's got curiosity."

He expects pushback. "You might not think so, because you might think curiosity is an emotionally based thing. Turns out it's not." (He doesn't spell out in this clip what "it" is.)

If you've assumed curiosity needs feelings behind it, here's a short counterpoint to chew on.

Watch the episode: https://valuefirststudios.com/media/episode/vf-ai-daily-2026-10-26

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There Is No Perfect System

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