The marginal free energy currently stands as the most biologically plausible approximation.

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• Marginal Free Energy Approximationframework0.838
  Biologically plausible approximation lying between mean-field and Bethe approximations.
• The approximate posterior over policies is a softmax function of the negative expected free energy.claim0.788
  Mathematical form of policy selection, eq. (10).
• By minimising variational free energy, agents perform approximate Bayesian inference.claim0.783
  Describes the epistemic function of variational free energy.
• Any system that exists will appear to minimize free energy and therefore engage in active inference.claim0.779
  The reworked argument that free energy minimization is a corollary of existence, not a prerequisite.
• Curiosity, insight, decision-making, and diverse phenomena can all be accommodated by a single imperative: minimization of expected free energy (resolution of uncertainty).claim0.776
  Central thesis of the paper unifying cognitive phenomena under one objective function
• Any system that exists will appear to minimize free energy and therefore engage in active inference. Furthermore, this apparently inferential or mindful behaviour is (almost) inevitable.concept0.771
  Friston's key assertion resolving the tautology: existence implies free energy minimization, making inference inevitable.
• The most likely (i.e., best) policies minimise expected free energy.claim0.771
  Decision-making rule in active inference.
• Acting to optimize value and perception are two aspects of exactly the same principle: minimization of free energy.claim0.767
  Foundational claim unifying action and perception within single optimization framework.