Ambiguity (Expected Free Energy)

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• The expected free energy can be unpacked in terms of risk and ambiguity.claim0.865
  A key decomposition presented in Section 7.
• Risk (Expected Free Energy)concept0.849
  KL divergence between predicted and preferred final states or outcomes.
• Expected free energy decomposes into risk (exploitation) and ambiguity (exploration) terms, providing optimal balance between goal-seeking and novelty-seeking.claim0.844
  Key insight into structure of decision-making; explains intrinsic motivation and curiosity.
• Expected Free Energy Minimizationmethod0.818
  Minimizing expected free energy for planning, decision-making, and action selection.
• The expected free energy subsumes many existing constructs in science and engineering.claim0.808
  Unifying nature of expected free energy claimed in Section 2 and 7.
• free energyconcept0.806
  Thermodynamic potential ΔF = ΔE − TΔS; domain walls form if ΔF < 0
• Expected free energy scores each possible course of action in terms of its ability to reach the range of preferred states of being.claim0.805
  Definitional claim from Section 2.
• Table 1: Sources of Uncertainty Scored by Expected Free Energy and the Behaviors Entailedconcept0.793
  Summary table mapping uncertainty types to free energy formulations and corresponding behaviors