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Published March 1, 2022 | Version 1.0
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An Active Inference Ontology for Decentralized Science: from Situated Sensemaking to the Epistemic Commons

  • 1. Active Inference Lab (activeinference.org/), Complexity Weekend (complexityweekend.com/)
  • 2. Active Inference Lab (activeinference.org/)
  • 3. OpSci (opsci.io/)
  • 4. Active Inference Lab (activeinference.org/), Complexity Weekend (complexityweekend.com/), Kairos Research (kairos-research.org/)
  • 5. Active Inference Lab (activeinference.org/), Complexity Weekend (complexityweekend.com/), Kernel (kernel.community/)
  • 6. Active Inference Lab (activeinference.org/), OpSci (opsci.io/)

Description

In this work, we examine science from the vantage points of blockchain technology and its connection to decentralized science (DeSci). We consider science as a collective process using Active Inference, an integrative framework that models the cognitive processes of perception, planning, and action selection in terms of Bayesian probabilities and updating. We present the Active Entity Ontology for Science (AEOS, available at coda.io/@active-inference-lab/active-entity-ontology-for-science-aeos) as a composable and versionable system for modeling various science systems, using the Active Inference entity partitioning. Further steps for developing and utilizing AEOS in the context of scientific ecosystems are provided.

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