Value Is a (Quantum) State

Abstract

This work describes the fundamental features of value that have roots in modern physics. Contrary to the traditional view, we believe that value does not have a proper existence, neither as a physical substance nor as a subjective utility in rewards. Value is rather a probabilistic ‘state’, existing by the ‘superposition’ of its expectation and information states. Expectation drives towards the disclosure of information in value state, at which moment it collapses into consciousness. Although empirical experiments are missing, value and quantum states are essentially governed by the same common mechanisms.