Active Inferants: An Active Inference Framework for Ant Colony Behavior.

Daniel Ari Friedman, Alec Tschantz, Maxwell J D Ramstead, Karl Friston, Axel Constant

June 2021 Front Behav Neurosci

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Active Inference Model for Ant Colony Behavior Analysis

Active Inference Model for Ant Colony Behavior Analysis

This video discusses an active inference framework for modeling ant colony behavior, using a Markov decision process. It demonstrates the model's ability to replicate key ant behaviors in simulated experiments and explores potential for broader biological applications.

Active Inference Institute

September 22, 2021

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Active Inference Model Explains Ant Colony Foraging Behavior

Active Inference Model Explains Ant Colony Foraging Behavior

This video discusses an active inference framework for simulating ant colony behavior, including food search and trail formation, using a mathematical model called a Markov decision process. The approach aims to understand complex biological systems.

Active Inference Institute

September 18, 2021

185 views

Active Inference Framework for Ant Colony Behavior Analysis

Active Inference Framework for Ant Colony Behavior Analysis

This livestream discusses active inference models simulating ant colony foraging behavior, utilizing a Markov decision process. The framework replicates trail formation and explores broad applications in understanding complex biological systems.

Active Inference Institute

September 29, 2021

113 views

  • liu grey
    @Liu_eroteme (Twitter)

    @max_paperclips @MetaThis I'd say the same.. pretty confidently even, given the best frameworks we have to functionally describe human cognition can be applied to ant colonies as well https://t.co/V40pzBjPtT
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  • Bleu Knight (blu naɪt)
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    RT @InferenceActive: Live now for ActInf Livestream #029.2 ~ “Active Inferants: An Active Inference Framework for Ant Colony Behavior” http…
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    September 28, 2021

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  • Active Inference Institute
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    Live now for ActInf Livestream #029.2 ~ “Active Inferants: An Active Inference Framework for Ant Colony Behavior” https://t.co/Tn4XdRUKiP with @shadeofbleu and more!
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    September 28, 2021

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    RT @InferenceActive: Thanks everyone for the awesome discussion. Next week on Sept 28th at 14:00 UTC (7am PT) we will have the follow-up L…
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    September 22, 2021

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  • Active Inference Institute
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    Thanks everyone for the awesome discussion. Next week on Sept 28th at 14:00 UTC (7am PT) we will have the follow-up Livestream #029.2 on the same Active InferAnts paper: https://t.co/Tn4XdRUKiP Post here if you have any ideas/questions, or let us know if you want to join live! https://t.co/3DcsY9zR9v
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    September 22, 2021

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    RT @InferenceActive: Live now with @shadeofbleu @marcotreven and more! https://t.co/YVpXZnwArk ActInf Livestream #029.1 ~ “Active Inferant…
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    September 21, 2021

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  • Active Inference Institute
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    Live now with @shadeofbleu @marcotreven and more! https://t.co/YVpXZnwArk ActInf Livestream #029.1 ~ “Active Inferants: An Active Inference Framework for Ant Colony Behavior” https://t.co/nHLx0NclH1
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    September 21, 2021

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  • Graham Mead (NeuroPleb)
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    First participatory discussion on “Active Inferants: An Active Inference Framework for Ant Colony Behavior” Daniel Ari Friedman, Alec Tschantz, Maxwell J. D. Ramstead, Karl Friston, and Axel Constant https://t.co/dwZApb5GKG
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    September 21, 2021

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  • Active Inference Institute
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    Live now: https://t.co/6aAHJjpVGL ActInf Livestream #029.0 ~ “Active Inferants: An Active Inference Framework for Ant Colony Behavior” with @shadeofbleu Join us live to ask questions now, and all are welcome for the .1 + .2 participatory discussions in the coming weeks!
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    September 17, 2021

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  • Bleu Knight (blu naɪt)
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    RT @InferenceActive: @mjdramstead Thanks haha, good catch. The .0 background/contextualizing video will be tomorrow Friday the 17th with…
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    September 16, 2021

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  • Active Inference Institute
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    @mjdramstead Thanks haha, good catch. The .0 background/contextualizing video will be tomorrow Friday the 17th with @shadeofbleu at: https://t.co/6aAHJjpVGL Then the group discussions open for all will be at the regular times, Tuesdays at 14:00 UTC / 10am ET, on Sept. 21 and 28.
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    September 16, 2021

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  • ScottLDavid
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    RT @InferenceActive: The paper is https://t.co/wdm7EW5sOn with @InferenceActive @mjdramstead Karl Friston / @FarlKriston & @ConstantAxel .
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    September 16, 2021

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  • ScottLDavid
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    RT @InferenceActive: Friday Sept. 15th at 16:00 UTC / 9am PT: https://t.co/6aAHJjpVGL ActInf Livestream #029.0 ~ “Active Inferants: An Acti…
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  • Active Inference Institute
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    The paper is https://t.co/wdm7EW5sOn with @InferenceActive @mjdramstead Karl Friston / @FarlKriston & @ConstantAxel .
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    September 15, 2021

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  • Active Inference Institute
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    Friday Sept. 15th at 16:00 UTC / 9am PT: https://t.co/6aAHJjpVGL ActInf Livestream #029.0 ~ “Active Inferants: An Active Inference Framework for Ant Colony Behavior” Join us live to ask questions & for the .1 + .2 participatory discussions in the coming weeks! All are welcome.
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    September 15, 2021

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  • Anderson Fonseca
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    3 pontos m chamam a atenção no artigo de Friedman. 1.A relação entre o tamanho da colônia e a dist. interativa entre os membros (forte ou frouxa). 2.O papel da dopamina e serotonina na org. colonial e perc. individual. 3.A visão externalista da cognição. https://t.co/hbN5TgGNGp
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    September 14, 2021

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  • KLI: A Home to Theory that Matters
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    Cool paper on predictive processing in complex living systems! Active Inferants: An Active Inference Framework for Ant Colony Behavior @FrontiersIn https://t.co/pbg6jACqx6 Many thanks, @marcotreven, for sharing!
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    September 9, 2021

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  • Pranav Gupta
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    RT @mjdramstead: @_rkauf @Numenta @pgupta_ci @jacoblijie Very much agree. That's what we started doing in this paper (Neural and phenotypic…
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    August 13, 2021

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  • Maxwell Ramstead
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    @_rkauf @Numenta @pgupta_ci @jacoblijie Very much agree. That's what we started doing in this paper (Neural and phenotypic representation under the free-energy principle): https://t.co/5DJfFoinIY and in this one (Active inferants: An active inference framework for ant colony behavior): https://t.co/QkaGXSfqDU
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    August 13, 2021

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    Open Access UCL Research: Active Inferants: An Active Inference Framework for Ant Colony Behavior - UCL Discovery https://t.co/MCqiV3R7Sv
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    July 20, 2021

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  • Frontiers - Neuroscience
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    New Research: Active Inferants: An Active Inference Framework for Ant Colony Behavior: In this paper, we introduce an active inference model of ant colony foraging behavior, and implement the model in a series of in silico experiments.… https://t.co/gcwMIMBKKz #neuroscience
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    July 7, 2021

  • UltimApe
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    @suspendedreason "outlining how the active inference ant colony foraging behavioral model can be extended and situated within a nested multiscale framework and systems approaches to biology more generally." https://t.co/nvlmRRY0lK oooh neat.
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    July 1, 2021

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    Active Inferants: An Active Inference Framework for Ant Colony Behavior https://t.co/uKVrMlBYvc
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    RT @chazfirestone: Contender for paper title of the year, in the pun category https://t.co/TrrKp9bN8J
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  • Mark Miller
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    RT @ConstantAxel: Final version of Active Inferants with @InferenceActive , @a_tschantz , @mjdramstead , Karl Friston https://t.co/hprvIJ9…
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    RT @ConstantAxel: Final version of Active Inferants with @InferenceActive , @a_tschantz , @mjdramstead , Karl Friston https://t.co/hprvIJ9…
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  • Jibran Khokhar
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    RT @ConstantAxel: Final version of Active Inferants with @InferenceActive , @a_tschantz , @mjdramstead , Karl Friston https://t.co/hprvIJ9…
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  • Axel Constant
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    Final version of Active Inferants with @InferenceActive , @a_tschantz , @mjdramstead , Karl Friston https://t.co/hprvIJ941y
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    RT @ConstantAxel: PAPER ACCEPTED : with @InferenceActive, @a_tschantz, @mjdramstead and Karl Friston https://t.co/t1I1B3Cvi8
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  • Maxwell Ramstead
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Abstract Synopsis

  • The paper introduces an active inference model to simulate how ant colonies search for food, using a mathematical framework called a Markov decision process (MDP).
  • The model is tested through experiments, like simulating the T-maze paradigm, demonstrating that it can replicate key ant behaviors such as forming trails after finding food.
  • The authors suggest that this approach can be expanded into a broader multiscale system, helping us understand complex biological behaviors across different levels.]