ActInf Podcast Communication as Active Inference- 3.1.1
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Mar 6, 2021 Delving into how communication can be understood through active inference. Exploring human communication in an ecological context and the influence of cultural beliefs. Highlighting the need for a comprehensive model in communication across humans and non-humans.
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Communication as Alignment
- Communication involves behaviors and inferences used to align mental states.
- It's a tool for achieving sufficient mental alignment for specific purposes.
Embodied Communication
- Communication extends organisms into the environment, facilitating interaction.
- It bridges individuals and their environments, even across species.
Human Communication's Special Role
- Human communication is special because it's our point of comparison across species.
- We assess agency/intentionality to determine communication's importance in specific contexts.