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claim:generative-models-are-entailed-by-adaptive-behavior-not-explicitly-encoded-in-brain-statesGenerative models are entailed by adaptive behavior, not explicitly encoded in brain states
Distinction from Bayesian brain: generative model is consequence of dynamics, not neural representation
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extracted_from(2020) · Maxwell J. D. Ramstead · Michael D. Kirchhoff · Karl J. Friston
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- Generative ModelaboutAgent's internal probabilistic model of environment; enables belief inference about hidden states given outcomes.
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