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claim:density-evaluation-of-the-self-prior-in-latent-space-approximates-density-evaluation-in-observation-space-because-the-latent-state-is-a-sufficient-statistic-of-the-observation

Density evaluation of the self-prior in latent space approximates density evaluation in observation space because the latent state is a sufficient statistic of the observation

Theoretical justification for implementing the self-prior in latent rather than observation space

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Active Inference with a Self-Prior in the Mirror-Mark Task

(2026) · Dongmin Kim · Hoshinori Kanazawa · Yasuo Kuniyoshi

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The key novel contribution: an internal model that learns the density of familiar multisensory experiences and drives mark-removal behavior through mismatch with the free energy principle

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