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Victor J Btesh1, Neil R Bramley2, David A Lagnado1
1Experimental Psychology Department, University College London, London WC1H 0AP, UKvictor.btesh.19@ucl.ac.uk d.lagnado@ucl.ac.ukhttps://www.ucl.ac.uk/lagnado-lab/david_lagnado.html.
The Behavioral and Brain Sciences
|September 29, 2022
Summary
Friston blankets, crucial for understanding inference, blur the line between observing and acting. True intervention requires recognizing one's own role and impact on the world.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Science
- Neuroscience
- Philosophy of Mind
Background:
- Friston blankets are theoretical constructs used in predictive processing models.
- Existing definitions may lack the specificity to differentiate between types of inference.
Purpose of the Study:
- To clarify the distinction between observational and interventional inference.
- To propose a refined understanding of Friston blankets in cognitive architectures.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of Friston blankets within predictive processing frameworks.
- Exploration of the requirements for interventional inference.
Main Results:
- Overly broad definitions of Friston blankets obscure critical differences in inferential processes.
- Interventional inference necessitates a self-referential representation of the agent's boundary and its interaction with the environment.
Conclusions:
- The concept of a Friston blanket is agent-dependent, residing in the 'eye of the beholder'.
- A more nuanced definition is needed to accurately model active inference and agency.
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