Is Libet-style “free will illusion” a general property of hierarchical systems (brains and models)?

I’ve been thinking about a parallel between the classic Libet experiment and how decisions seem to form in layered ML systems. Libet found that the brain’s readiness potential starts ~550ms before movement, but the feeling of deciding only shows up ~200ms before. So the neural “commitment” appears ~350ms before conscious awareness. This has often been taken as evidence that free will is an illusion — the brain decides before “you” do. What’s intere