Join us for the 3rd Applied Active Inference Symposium, "Enacting Ecosystems of Shared Intelligence" on August 22, 2023!

We have an amazing lineup of presentations, workshops, and roundtable discussions, featuring: Karl Friston, Inês Hipólito, Conor Heins, Mahault Albarracin, Anna Lembke, Aswin Paul, Takuya Isomura, Shanna Dobson, Bert de Vries, Dmitry Bagaev, Bart van Erp, Caspar Montgomery, Rafael Kaufmann, Avel Guénin-Carlut, Pablo Fernandez-Maquieira, and Guillaume Dumas.

See the Program: https://coda.io/@active-inference-institute/3rd-applied-active-inference-symposium/program-4

Free Registration: https://coda.io/@active-inference-institute/3rd-applied-active-inference-symposium/registration-2

July 2023 Newsletter 🧠➿🦾 Active Inference Institute
https://activeinferenceinstitute.substack.com/p/july-2023-newsletter-active-inference

We are excited for the upcoming 3rd Applied Active Inference Symposium at the Active Inference Institute: “Enacting Ecosystems of Shared Intelligence”, on August 22nd.

The program is now completely formed and looks incredible: https://coda.io/@active-inference-institute/3rd-applied-active-inference-symposium/program-4

We’ll be hearing many voices from the Active Inference Ecosystem, including: Karl Friston, Inês Hipólito, Aswin Paul, Takuya Isomura, Shanna Dobson, Nynke Boiten, JF Cloutier, Conor Heins, Bert de Vries, Dmitry Bagaev, Bart van Erp, Sanjeev Namjoshi, Rafael Kaufmann, Avel Guénin-Carlut, Pablo Fernandez-Maquieira, Mahault Albarracin, Anna Lembke, Guillaume Dumas, and Curt Jaimungal.

Register at: https://coda.io/@active-inference-institute/3rd-applied-active-inference-symposium/registration-2

There will be two intervals of the Symposium on August 22nd, 2023. Both intervals will be livestreamed to YouTube, and watchable/re-watchable at the same link. The first interval will begin at 2 UTC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIemcswLfGg, and the second interval will begin at 14:30 UTC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVeyvHSAwmk.

Following the second interval, we will continue the discussion on the Institute’s Discord. Feel free to join the Discord now to start connecting with the community and engaging with Institute activities https://coda.io/@active-inference-institute/aii-onboarding/activities-7

Let us know here or by email if you have any questions.

August 19, 2023
"The Active Inference Institute and Active Inference Ecosystem"
https://zenodo.org/record/8266281

Active Inference Institute; Aguirre, Ander; Boik, John; Burian, Libor; Brown, Matthew; Cordes, RJ; David, Scott; Douglass, David S; Fernandez-Maquieira, Pablo; Friedman, Daniel A; Grimm, Holly; Guénin–Carlut, Avel; Iennaco, Maria Luiza; Knight, V Bleu; Mikhailova, Alexandra; Rahmjoo, Ali; Razi, Adeel; Smékal, Jakub; Tamari, Ronen; Tickles, Dean; Vyatkin, Alex

This document briefly surveys the current state of the Active Inference Institute and Active Inference Ecosystem, and outlines our future directions. It will be versioned as a living representation (both cyclic and updating) of ecosystems both general and local, describing the past, present, and future actions of the Active Inference Institute.

August 2023 Newsletter 🧟🌪️🥑 Active Inference Institute
https://activeinferenceinstitute.substack.com/p/august-2023-newsletter-active-inference

September 2023 Newsletter 🎃🐧🥼Active Inference Institute
https://activeinferenceinstitute.substack.com/p/september-2023-newsletter-active

October 2023 Newsletter 🚀🎨🌟 Active Inference Institute
https://activeinferenceinstitute.substack.com/p/october-2023-newsletter-active-inference

November 2023 Newsletter ☃️👽🖽 Active Inference Institute
https://activeinferenceinstitute.substack.com/p/november-2023-newsletter-active-inference

December 2023 Newsletter 🥂🕛🧑‍🎤 Active Inference Institute
https://activeinferenceinstitute.substack.com/p/december-2023-newsletter-active-inference

January 2024 Newsletter 🪁🛠🌐 Active Inference Institute
https://activeinferenceinstitute.substack.com/p/january-2024-newsletter-active-inference

February 2024 Newsletter 🌼🐞🕯️ Active Inference Institute
https://activeinferenceinstitute.substack.com/p/february-2024-newsletter-active-inference

March 2024 Newsletter 🌹🎪🎺 Active Inference Institute
https://activeinferenceinstitute.substack.com/p/march-2024-newsletter-active-inference

We are excited to announce two new programs at the Institute:
https://activeinferenceinstitute.substack.com/p/announcing-two-new-programs-research

https://fellows.activeinference.institute/ — for individuals working in the field of Active Inference.
http://partnerships.activeinference.institute/ — for organizations looking to engage with and support the Active Inference ecosystem.

Please get in touch if you plan to submit & share with any people or groups who you think may be interested.

April 2024 Newsletter ➰❓🐞 Active Inference Institute
https://activeinferenceinstitute.substack.com/p/april-2024-newsletter-active-inference

Dear Active Inference Community,

We are thrilled to share that the Active Inference Institute has officially been recognized as a 501(c)(3) tax exempt nonprofit organization by the United States IRS. This significant milestone is the result of several years of dedicated effort.

With this organizational status, we may now be eligible to receive your tax-exempt charitable donations. Your generous support will help sustain and extend the work of the Institute and ecosystem, supporting the accessibility, rigor, and applicability of Active Inference. If you value our mission and wish to contribute, please consider making a donation at donate.activeinference.institute .

At this time, for any other comments or questions on philanthropy and donations to the Institute, please communicate with blanket@ActiveInference.Institute .

More information
https://activeinferenceinstitute.substack.com/p/the-institute-is-now-501c3

June 2024 Newsletter 📖✍️🌐 Active Inference Institute
https://activeinferenceinstitute.substack.com/p/june-2024-newsletter-active-inference

2024 Quarterly Roundtable #2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLP_jV_KRhc

July 2024 Newsletter 🎮👽🌀 Active Inference Institute
https://activeinferenceinstitute.substack.com/p/july-2024-newsletter-active-inference

August 2024 Newsletter 🦋♻️🐧 Active Inference Institute
https://activeinferenceinstitute.substack.com/p/august-2024-newsletter-active-inference

Participant Registration Open: 4th Applied Active Inference Symposium on November 13-15, 2024
https://activeinferenceinstitute.substack.com/p/participant-registration-open-4th