Physics of Life Reviews, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 47, P. 145 - 147
Published: Oct. 27, 2023
Entropy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 26(3), P. 194 - 194
Published: Feb. 24, 2024
The ideas of self-observation and self-representation, the concomitant idea self-control, pervade both cognitive life sciences, arising in domains as diverse immunology robotics. Here, we ask a very general way whether, to what extent, these make sense. Using generic model physical interactions, prove theorem several corollaries that severely restrict applicable notions self-observation, self-control. We show, particular, adding observational, representational, or control capabilities meta-level component system cannot, even principle, lead complete representation whole. conclude self-representation can at best be heuristic, self models general, empirically tested by systems implement them.
Language: Английский
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Physics of Life Reviews, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 52, P. 256 - 273
Published: Jan. 18, 2025
Language: Английский
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Communicative & Integrative Biology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 18(1)
Published: Feb. 17, 2025
We argue here that the Origin of Life (OOL) problem is not just a chemistry but also, and primarily, cognitive science problem. When interpreted through lens Conway-Kochen theorem Free Energy Principle, contemporary physics characterizes all complex dynamical systems persist time as Bayesian agents. If persistent are to some – perhaps only minimal extent cognitive, alive, or living subset systems? no bright line can be drawn, we re-assess, from this perspective, Fermi paradox Drake equation. conclude improving our abilities recognize communicate with diverse intelligences in embodiments, whether based on familiar biochemistry not, will either resolve obviate OOL
Language: Английский
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Neuroscience of Consciousness, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 2025(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Abstract This paper examines the constraints that free-energy principle (FEP) places on possible model of consciousness, particularly models attentional control and imaginative experiences, including episodic memory planning. We first rehearse classical quantum formulations FEP, focusing their application to multi-component systems, in which only some components interact directly with external environment. In particular, we discuss role internal boundaries have structure Markov blankets, hence function as information channels between components. then show how this formal supports experience, a focus (i) experience can employ spatio-temporal object-recognition reference frames employed ordinary, non-imaginative (ii) be internally generated but still surprising. conclude by discussing implementation, phenomenology, phylogeny implications large state trait variability humans.
Language: Английский
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Biosystems, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 229, P. 104927 - 104927
Published: May 19, 2023
Language: Английский
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Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 156, P. 105500 - 105500
Published: Dec. 5, 2023
This paper concerns the distributed intelligence or federated inference that emerges under belief-sharing among agents who share a common world-and world model. Imagine, for example, several animals keeping lookout predators. Their collective surveillance rests upon being able to communicate their beliefs-about what they see-among themselves. But, how is this possible? Here, we show all necessary components arise from minimising free energy. We use numerical studies simulate generation, acquisition and emergence of language in synthetic agents. Specifically, consider inference, learning selection as variational energy posterior (i.e., Bayesian) beliefs about states, parameters structure generative models, respectively. The theme-that attends these optimisation processes-is actions minimise expected energy, leading active model (a.k.a., learning). first illustrate role communication resolving uncertainty latent states partially observed world, on which have complementary perspectives. then requisite language-entailed by likelihood mapping an agent's overt expression (e.g., speech)-showing can be transmitted across generations learning. Finally, emergent property minimisation, when operate within same econiche. conclude with discussion various perspectives phenomena; ranging cultural niche construction, through learning, complexity ensembles self-organising systems.
Language: Английский
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Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 723, P. 150070 - 150070
Published: May 7, 2024
Language: Английский
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Biological Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 193, P. 108891 - 108891
Published: Oct. 19, 2024
Language: Английский
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International Journal of Theoretical Physics, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 62(8)
Published: July 29, 2023
Language: Английский
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Entropy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 26(8), P. 622 - 622
Published: July 24, 2024
When describing Active Inference Agents (AIAs), the term "energy" can have two distinct meanings. One is energy that utilized by AIA (e.g., electrical or chemical energy). The second meaning so-called Variational Free Energy (VFE), a statistical quantity which provides an upper bound on surprisal. In this paper, we develop account of former quantity-the Thermodynamic (TFE)-and its relationship with latter. We highlight necessary tradeoffs between these in generic, quantum information-theoretic formulation, and macroscopic consequences those for ways organisms approach their environments. By making tradeoff explicit, provide theoretical basis different metabolic strategies from plants to predators use survive.
Language: Английский
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