Special Guest: Professor Bert De Vries | Active Inference & First Principles AI

Explore the fascinating world of Active Inference AI and the Free Energy Principle developed by Dr. Karl Friston in this episode of the Spatial Web AI Podcast, as host, Denise Holt, welcomes Dr. Bert De Vries, Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology. #ActiveInference Discover how the Active Inference approach to AI follows the principle of least action and describes how information processing occurs in biological systems like the brain. The brain builds a model of the world to predict sensory inputs and uses Bayesian inference to update its beliefs. Dr. De Vries highlights that this approach creates adaptable and efficient AI systems, with applications ranging from healthcare to robotics. Learn about how this form of AI works in the brain for efficient information processing, applications in robotics, engineering and medicine, advantages over deep learning models, and why active inference is poised to be the next big wave of AI. Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 1:55 – Understanding First Principles AI 8:31 – The Impact of First Principles on Personal Experiences 18:17- Active Inference and its Applications 25:13 - Advantages over deep learning 26:31 – Building a Toolbox for Active Inference 34:36 - Energy efficiency of Active Inference and the Free Energy Principle 44:33 – Distributed Intelligent Agents 48:41 - Why active inference is next wave of AI 53:33 - Advice for students 58:02 - Wrap-up Special thank you to Dr. Bert De Vries for being on our show! Connect with him: Website: http://biaslab.org RXinfer Toolbox: http://rxinfer.ml Company: http://lazydynamics.com You can also learn more on my blog: https://deniseholt.us Explore the future of AI with Active Inference and gain insights into this revolutionary approach! Subscribe to our channel for more ground breaking content. #ActiveInferenceAI #FirstPrinciplesAI  #FreeEnergyPrinciple #FutureofAI #KarlFriston #VERSES