Karl Friston on the Free Energy Principle, consciousness & psychedelics | Living Mirrors #57
Living Mirrors with Dr. James Cooke
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The Free Energy Principle: Understanding Energy and Entropy
The chapter explores the relationship between thermodynamic free energy and variational free energy, explaining how they involve energy, entropy, and probability distributions. It clarifies the distinctions and implications of thermodynamic free energy focusing on external states, and general free energy dealing with internal and external states. The discussion emphasizes the balance between maximizing entropy, minimizing free energy, and reducing prediction errors to form accurate beliefs and make decisions.
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