Exploration, novelty, surprise, and free energy minimization

This paper reviews recent developments under the free energy principle that introduce a normative perspective on classical economic (utilitarian) decision-making based on (active) Bayesian inference. It has been suggested that the free energy principle precludes novelty and complexity, because it as...

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Main Authors: Schwartenbeck, Philipp, FitzGerald, Thomas, Dolan, Raymond J., Friston, Karl
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3791848/