If systems are ergodic and possess a Markov blanket, they will show lifelike behaviour.

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• Does this mean there is lifelike behaviour everywhere or is there something special about the Markov blankets of systems we consider to be alive?question0.879
  Philosophical question arising from the ubiquity of Markov blankets.
• Is there a unique Markov blanket for any given system, or do nested multi-scale Markov blankets all exhibit life-like behavior?question0.860
  Poses challenge to definition: if every Markov blanket induces active inference, is there lifelike behavior everywhere?
• Any ergodic random dynamical system that possesses a Markov blanket will appear to actively maintain its structural and dynamical integrity.claim0.858
  The lemma that leads to the main claim.
• Biological systems are ergodic, possess a Markov blanket, exhibit active inference, and are autopoietic.claim0.848
  Summary of the four criteria for biological self-organization.
• A Markov blanket is (almost) inevitable in coupled dynamical systems with short-range interactions.claim0.822
  Argument that physical laws inevitably produce Markov blankets.
• Life requires only a boundary (Markov blanket), ergodicity, active inference capacity, and autopoiesis—not reproduction or DNA.claim0.807
  Reframes definition of life focusing on dynamical self-organization rather than genetic reproduction.
• Minimum entropy Markov blankets may characterize biological systems.claim0.806
  Conjecture about what distinguishes living from non-living systems.
• Is there a unique Markov blanket for any given system?question0.803
  Question about the multiplicity of Markov blankets across scales.