acting to optimize value and perception are two aspects of exactly the same principle; namely the minimisation of a quantity [free energy] that bounds the probability of sensory input, given a particular agent or phenotype.

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• Acting to optimize value and perception are two aspects of exactly the same principle: minimization of free energy.claim0.939
  Foundational claim unifying action and perception within single optimization framework.
• Acting to maximize value is the same as acting to minimize surprise; value is simply the probability of sensory input expected by an agent.claim0.879
  Reinterprets classical reward/value concepts through free energy lens.
• Agents perceive by minimizing variational free energy to ensure model consistency with past observations and act by minimizing expected free energy to make future sensations consistent with preferences.claim0.833
  Formalization of perception-action cycle integrating inference and decision-making.
• value is simply the probability of sensory input expected by an agent.quote0.823
  Redefinition of value in probabilistic terms.
• Biology commits to optimizing salience and meaning, not fidelity, via high-level, agent-based interpretation.claim0.821
  Central claim that biological memory prioritizes gestalt over details.
• Value is the probability of sensory input expected by an agentclaim0.818
  Redefines value in probabilistic terms, linking to surprise minimisation.
• Curiosity, insight, decision-making, and diverse phenomena can all be accommodated by a single imperative: minimization of expected free energy (resolution of uncertainty).claim0.816
  Central thesis of the paper unifying cognitive phenomena under one objective function
• Any system that exists will appear to minimize free energy and therefore engage in active inference. Furthermore, this apparently inferential or mindful behaviour is (almost) inevitable.concept0.797
  Friston's key assertion resolving the tautology: existence implies free energy minimization, making inference inevitable.