Acting to maximize value is the same as acting to minimize surprise; value is simply the probability of sensory input expected by an agent.

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• acting to optimize value and perception are two aspects of exactly the same principle; namely the minimisation of a quantity [free energy] that bounds the probability of sensory input, given a particular agent or phenotype.quote0.879
  Concise statement of the free-energy principle's unification of action and perception.
• value is simply the probability of sensory input expected by an agent.quote0.837
  Redefinition of value in probabilistic terms.
• Value is the probability of sensory input expected by an agentclaim0.824
  Redefines value in probabilistic terms, linking to surprise minimisation.
• Acting to optimize value and perception are two aspects of exactly the same principle: minimization of free energy.claim0.821
  Foundational claim unifying action and perception within single optimization framework.
• "any goal or purpose can be well thought of as maximization of the expected value of the cumulative sum of a received scalar signal (reward)"quote0.770
  The reward hypothesis underpinning RL, quoted from Sutton and Barto.
• Whether a state is rewarding (or not) is a function of the agent themselves, and not the environment.claim0.765
  §1, contrasting RL reward conceptualization.
• A naive agent equipped with reduced priors from an experienced agent performs perfectly with maximum confidence from the first trial.finding0.757
  Demonstration that model-level priors (not parameter-level knowledge) suffice for immediate transfer
• Value is an objective feature of nature; some parts have more life and are inherently more valuable than others, contradicting the value-free view of science.claim0.754
  Radical extension of the living-structure thesis into normative territory.