The Free Energy Principle & Active Inference: a Systematic Literature Analysis
- 1. Active Inference Institute, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces NM. Department of Biology
- 2. Cognitive Security and Education Forum (COGSEC), Active Inference Institute
- 3. Active Inference Institute, Cognitive Security and Education Forum (COGSEC), University of California, Davis. Department of Entomology & Nematology
Description
Here we perform a literature analysis of publications in scientific literature using the term “Free Energy Principle” or “Active Inference”, with an emphasis on works written by Karl J Friston. For a subset of papers with accessible full texts, we performed manual annotation (related to structural, visual, and mathematical features) and automated analyses (related to the terms in the Active Inference Institute’s Active Inference Ontology). The initial analysis here, at the scale of thousands of citations and hundreds of annotated papers, is presented as a first step towards the development of systems which could:
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Encompass increased scope of relevant works, including non-textual
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Integrate multiple forms of annotation and participation
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Facilitate integration of manual and artificial contributions
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Feature richer interfaces for use in learning & research
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Address field-specific local questions and provide transferable approaches
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Speak to broader questions in the history and philosophy of science
This project is maintained by the Active Inference Institute.
This project has an interactive Coda site and a Github repository.