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Karl Friston, Adam Goldstein, and Michael Levin Discuss Active Inference and Algorithms

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Mechanics versus teleology: variational principles produce observed dynamics

Friston explains that mechanics arise from variational principles (least action/free energy); teleological descriptions are useful but not required to describe dynamics.

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