The self-prior operates as an internal criterion for distinguishing self from non-self, without external reward or explicitly computed sticker location

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• The self-prior is distinct from prior intrinsic motivation approaches because it models the density of the agent's own familiar multisensory experiences rather than improving exploration efficiencyclaim0.849
  Differentiates the self-prior from existing intrinsic motivation work
• Passing a sticker-bearing latent through the self-prior removes the sticker in reconstruction, confirming distribution favors sticker-free statefinding0.808
  Shows the self-prior's generative distribution rejects sticker-bearing states
• The self-prior is functionally analogous to the body schema: it captures cross-modal associations and directly guides action planning toward multisensory mismatch reductionclaim0.806
  Theoretical interpretation linking the self-prior to the established body schema concept
• The sticker-removal behavior induced by the self-prior corresponds to stimulus-elicited intention rather than endogenous intention, aligning with the developmental view of early intentional agencyclaim0.797
  Connects the model's behavior to Zaadnoordijk and Bayne's taxonomy of intentional agency
• The separation prior sigma is a self-reinforcing prior that gains precision simply by being used, decoupled from whether its use remains optimalclaim0.794
  Explains developmental entrenchment of the separation prior via habit dynamics in active inference
• Self-Priorframework0.787
  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
• Any system that persists must minimise surprisal, thereby gathering evidence for its own generative model, a process known as self-evidencing.claim0.772
  Foundational claim of the paper, defining self-evidencing.
• Such priors suppress the inherent contextuality of the boundary.claim0.770
  Explains why the boundary appears fixed: the prior hides its context-dependent nature.