Compression Progress Skill: Curiosity-Driven Learning

Status: ✅ Production Ready Trit: +1 (PLUS - generator) Color: #D82626 (Red) Principle: Learning = Compression improvement Frame: Compressor improvement rate as reward signal

Overview

Compression Progress measures the derivative of compression ability over time. When a learner compresses data better than before, that improvement is intrinsic reward—the formal theory of curiosity and creativity.

1. Compressor C(t): Current world model
2. Compression ratio: |C(data)| / |data|
3. Progress: C(t) - C(t-1) improvement
4. Reward: Proportional to progress, not absolute compression