Karl Friston

(4 articles)
Prediction Error
1986

Prediction Error

The discrepancy between predicted outcomes by an AI model and the actual observed results in a dataset.

Generality: 675

Variational Free Energy
1998

Variational Free Energy

A mathematical framework used to approximate complex probability distributions, commonly employed in AI to optimize models and infer latent variables.

Generality: 795

Predictive Processing
2000

Predictive Processing

An approach in cognitive science and AI that posits the brain as a hierarchical system constantly predicting sensory input to minimize the difference between expectation and perception.

Generality: 775

Active Inference
2006

Active Inference

Theoretical framework in neuroscience and artificial intelligence that describes how agents infer and act to minimize their prediction errors about the state of the world.

Generality: 625