Risk (Expected Free Energy)

KL divergence between predicted and preferred final states or outcomes.

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Expected Free Energy
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Free energy expected under future outcomes; guides policy selection via epistemic and extrinsic value.

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Ambiguity (Expected Free Energy)concept0.849
Expected entropy of outcomes given states; resolved by selecting states that yield unambiguous outcomes.
The expected free energy can be unpacked in terms of risk and ambiguity.claim0.847
A key decomposition presented in Section 7.
free energyconcept0.835
Thermodynamic potential ΔF = ΔE − TΔS; domain walls form if ΔF < 0
The expected free energy subsumes many existing constructs in science and engineering.claim0.821
Unifying nature of expected free energy claimed in Section 2 and 7.
Expected free energy scores each possible course of action in terms of its ability to reach the range of preferred states of being.claim0.818
Definitional claim from Section 2.
Expected Free Energy Minimizationmethod0.818
Minimizing expected free energy for planning, decision-making, and action selection.
Expected free energy decomposes into risk (exploitation) and ambiguity (exploration) terms, providing optimal balance between goal-seeking and novelty-seeking.claim0.804
Key insight into structure of decision-making; explains intrinsic motivation and curiosity.
Table 1: Sources of Uncertainty Scored by Expected Free Energy and the Behaviors Entailedconcept0.792
Summary table mapping uncertainty types to free energy formulations and corresponding behaviors