"Instead of looking at two strategies [such as Exploit or Explore], Laland and associates included a third: observe. That is, you can watch other people deal with a situation, and then copy them. Arnold Kling, "Exploit, Explore, Copy." arnoldkling.substack.com. May 30, 2023 Exploit seems like optimize. You create efficiencies based on scale, refining processes or … Continue reading Exploit, Explore, Copy
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The Free Energy Principle, Minimizing Surprise
"The concept of free energy itself comes from physics, which means it’s difficult to explain precisely without wading into mathematical formulas. In a sense that’s what makes it powerful: It isn’t a merely rhetorical concept. It’s a measurable quantity that can be modeled, using much the same math that Friston has used to interpret brain … Continue reading The Free Energy Principle, Minimizing Surprise
