Predictions in the eye of the beholder: An active inference account of Watt governors

M Baltieri, CL Buckley, J Bruineberg - Artificial Life Conference …, 2020 - direct.mit.edu
Active inference introduces a theory describing action-perception loops via the minimisation
of variational free energy or, under simplifying assumptions,(weighted) prediction error …

Active Inference and Artificial Spin Ice: Control Processes and State Selection

RL Stamps, RB Popy, J Lierop - ACS nano, 2025 - ACS Publications
Theory and simulations are used to demonstrate implementation of a variational Bayes
algorithm called “active inference” in interacting arrays of nanomagnetic elements. The …

On kalman-bucy filters, linear quadratic control and active inference

M Baltieri, CL Buckley - arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.06269, 2020 - arxiv.org
Linear Quadratic Gaussian (LQG) control is a framework first introduced in control theory that
provides an optimal solution to linear problems of regulation in the presence of uncertainty …

Active inference demonstrated with artificial spin ice

RL Stamps, RB Popy, J van Lierop - arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.12211, 2024 - arxiv.org
A numerical model of interacting nanomagnetic elements is used to demonstrate active
inference with a three dimensional Artificial Spin Ice structure. It is shown that thermal …

A Bayesian perspective on classical control

M Baltieri - 2020 International Joint Conference on Neural …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The connections between optimal control and Bayesian inference have long been
recognised, with the field of stochastic (optimal) control combining these frameworks for the …

[PDF][PDF] Scientific Active Inference

F Bianchini, F Balzan, DMJD Ramstead - researchgate.net
The aim of this thesis is threefold: i) provide a compelling summary of the elementary
features and most cutting-edge implications of the conceptual revolution promoted by the …