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concept:curiosity

Curiosity

Active sampling of novel contingencies to minimize uncertainty; formalized as novelty component of expected free energy

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Concepts (2)

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  • Epistemic Behavior
    associated_with
    World-disclosing behavior that resolves uncertainty; driven by epistemic value and novelty components of expected free energy
  • Novelty
    associated_with
    New term in expected free energy representing information gain about the likelihood mapping; drives ignorance resolution

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