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The computative agent differs structurally from both homo economicus and the bounded-rationality agent because its alternative set is not fixed but generated through computation, making the alternative set endogenous to the agent's own activity.

First, the alternative set is not fixed. The computative agent generates its alternatives through computation. Given computational resources, an objective function, and a model of the relevant domain, the agent produces candidate alternatives through generation, refinement, and recombination.

Wulf A. Kaal, Computative Economics A Framework for Economic Analysis under Computational Abundance (2026), II.A. From Rational Agent to Computative Agent, p. 6
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