arxivcs.LGcs.AIstat.ML2026-07-22
Active Inference as a Convex Markov Decision Process
Nikola Milosevic, Nicolás Hinrichs, Nico Scherf
Active Inference (AIF) frames adaptive behavior as the minimization of expected free energy (EFE), combining epistemic and pragmatic objectives within a single variational principle. We frame AIF as policy optimization and show that, for closed-loop control policies, EFE minimiza…