Some Interesting Observations on the Free Energy Principle by Karl J. Friston, Lancelot Da Costa, Thomas Parr

“…We use these observations to scaffold a discussion of the technical arguments that underwrite the free energy principle. This discussion focuses on solenoidal coupling between various (subsets of) states in sparsely coupled systems that possess a Markov blanket—and the distinction between exact and approximate Bayesian inference, implied by the ensuing Bayesian mechanics.…”
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How Active Inference Could Help Revolutionise Robotics by Lancelot Da Costa, Pablo Lanillos, Noor Sajid, Karl Friston, Shujhat Khan

“…In short, active inference leverages the processes thought to underwrite human behaviour to build effective autonomous systems. …”
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Stochastic Chaos and Markov Blankets by Karl Friston, Conor Heins, Kai Ueltzhöffer, Lancelot Da Costa, Thomas Parr

“…These independencies underwrite a particular partition of states, in which internal states are statistically secluded from external states by blanket states. …”
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A Drive towards Thermodynamic Efficiency for Dissipative Structures in Chemical Reaction Networks by Kai Ueltzhöffer, Lancelot Da Costa, Daniela Cialfi, Karl Friston

“…However, the potential mechanisms that underwrite the selection of dissipative structures with thermodynamically efficient subprocesses is not completely understood. …”
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