Quote: The Free Energy Principle in Neural Systems

Simply put, this theory suggests that all living systems which interact with external environments, from cells to humans, are trying to do something called ‘free energy minimisation’.
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…the system or agent may engage in active inference to construct a generative model of the external environment and act in a manner to minimise the difference between the internal model…
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The free-energy principle: a unified brain theory?
Karl Friston[2]
In vitro neurons learn and exhibit sentience when embodied in a simulated game-world
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We find apparent learning within five minutes of real-time gameplay not observed in control conditions.
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[1] rsv.org.au