Open Participation
People can drop in to activities when it works for them. Activities are paired with public channels and project pages so participants can move between live meetings and asynchronous contribution.
Participants looking for synchronous ways to learn and contribute.
Activities
Recurring public meetings, project sessions, learning groups, streams, and community events.
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Activities guide
Activities are the Institute's live participation surface: learning groups, model streams, project meetings, public media, and recurring updates.
Learning Sessions
Recurring learning activities include textbook groups, RxInfer.jl sessions, Fundamentals of Active Inference, seasonal schools, and course-oriented work.
Media and Production
The public archive includes livestreams, podcasts, model streams, guest streams, symposium material, and audio-visual production work.
Project Sessions
Activities connect directly to Institute projects and ecosystem projects, including project meetings, preparation workflows, measurement, reporting, and presentation opportunities.
Calendar
Upcoming public activities
Recurring meetings, learning sessions, and streams from the Institute calendar. Browse the full schedule and subscribe on the calendar page.
| When (UTC) | Activity |
|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2026 · 17:00 UTC | "Fundamentals of Active Inference" ~ Textbook Group |
| Jul 8, 2026 · 17:00 UTC | CogNarr Ecosystem project |
| Jul 9, 2026 · 13:00 UTC | RxInfer.jl ~ Learning session |
| Jul 10, 2026 · 13:00 UTC | "Fundamentals of Active Inference" ~ Textbook Group |
| Jul 14, 2026 · 17:00 UTC | "Fundamentals of Active Inference" ~ Textbook Group |
| Jul 16, 2026 · 13:00 UTC | RxInfer.jl ~ Learning session |
| Jul 17, 2026 · 13:00 UTC | "Fundamentals of Active Inference" ~ Textbook Group |
| Jul 21, 2026 · 17:00 UTC | "Fundamentals of Active Inference" ~ Textbook Group |
| Jul 22, 2026 · 17:00 UTC | CogNarr Ecosystem project |
| Jul 23, 2026 · 13:00 UTC | RxInfer.jl ~ Learning session |
| Jul 24, 2026 · 13:00 UTC | "Fundamentals of Active Inference" ~ Textbook Group |
| Jul 28, 2026 · 17:00 UTC | "Fundamentals of Active Inference" ~ Textbook Group |
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Active projects
Active Institute and Ecosystem projects open to participation. Search to find one that fits, then open its page to see how to join.
| Project | About |
|---|---|
| Active Entity Ontology for Science (AEOS) | Framework bridging centralized and decentralized science approaches using Active Inference principles for scientific organization and governance. |
| Active Inference Account of Belief Updating in PTSD | Develops a formal Active Inference account of belief updating in PTSD using predictive processing and free energy frameworks. |
| Active Inference Cycle Book for Self-Knowing | A reflective book project applying Active Inference as a framework for self-knowledge and personal development. |
| Active Inference Journal | A community publication and knowledge channel for Active Inference research and discussion. |
| Active Inference Ontology | Maintains and develops the public ontology for Active Inference and decentralized science with structured, machine-readable definitions. |
| Active Inference Textbook Development | Working group dedicated to creating and refining educational materials on Active Inference. Drafting chapters and preparing for publication. |
| AI²C: Active Inference Alignment Coalition | Multi-institution initiative building a research coalition, funding pipeline, and shared infrastructure for AI alignment, governance, and embodied experimentation. |
| AICACP | A coalition-oriented project at the intersection of AI capabilities and care practices. |
| Anima | Exploring Active Inference in the context of current LLM-based AI interactions and policy-based behavior. |
| Applied Active Inference Symposium | The Applied Active Inference Symposium is a yearly event that convenes the global Active Inference community. It has run five times from 2021 through 2025, with the sixth symposium in 2026. The Symposium features research presentations, discussions, and collaborative sessions spanning computational neuroscience, AI, ecology, economics, health, and other domains. |
| Artificial Sentience | Exploring the conditions for and implications of sentience in artificial systems through an Active Inference lens. |
| Audio-Visual Production | Audio-Visual Production is a sustained Institute project responsible for planning, recording, and publishing the Institute's livestreams, podcasts, video events, and educational recordings. |
| CogNarr Ecosystem | Facilitating group cognition at scale through cognitive narrative infrastructure. |
| Courses | Courses hosted at the Active Inference Institute |
| Creativity and Creators Under the Free Energy Principle | This Ecosystem project develops accounts of creativity and creative agents under the Free Energy Principle — examining how generative models and free energy minimization explain, predict, and enhance creative behavior. |
| Ed4All: Active Inference for Grounded Educational Knowledge Environments | An open, locally deployable, empirically evaluated framework for grounded educational agents that operate within explicit knowledge and evidentiary boundaries. |
| Educational Course Development | Educational Course Development is a sustained Institute project producing structured courses in Active Inference and related topics, maintaining an Obsidian repository and course catalog for diverse learning backgrounds. |
| Educational Standards & Qualifications | Engagement pathways and learning initiatives at the Active Inference Institute for global learners at all levels. |
| Energy Modeling Human Brain Metabolism | Applying Active Inference to model metabolic energy dynamics in the human brain. |
| Generalized Notation Notation | A text-based notation system for communicating generative models and Active Inference systems that provides a shared language for describing models in a human-readable and machine-processable way. |
| GEO-INFER | Geospatial modeling using Active Inference and spatial data analysis techniques. |
| Geometric Inquiry Theory | Geometric Inquiry Theory develops a geometric framework for understanding inquiry as a structured dynamic process through Q-State Dynamics and the structural basis of inquiry as a coherent mathematical theory. |
| Humanity's Story of an Uncertain Self | Ecosystem project developing a broad account of human self-knowledge as an inference problem through Active Inference and free energy. |
| Improving RxInfer.jl Model Visualization | Developing visualization capabilities for RxInfer.jl probabilistic models. |
| Knowledge Engineering | Knowledge Engineering develops and maintains the public knowledge infrastructure for the Active Inference Institute, including the public frontend, literature meta-analysis, and organizational knowledge systems. |
| Model-Centric Cognition | Developing the Wave Hypothesis and model-centric approaches to cognition and knowledge representation. |
| Myth of Objectivity Hypothesis | Rigorous exploration of humanity's capacity for symbolic intelligence by modeling norms across social and identity scales to develop culturally-aligned artificial general intelligence. |
| Neurodivergent Learning Sessions | Active Inference learning resources and sessions tailored for neurodivergent participants, building curriculum and community structures for autistic, ADHD, and other neurodivergent learners. |
| Numinia | Autonomous AI and educational adventure game grounded in Active Inference principles, where players and agents co-learn through play. |
| Perspective Architectures for Coherent and Attuned Artificial Agency | Formalize a minimal computational architecture that models internal coherence dynamics for AI alignment through latent generative perspective structures. |
| Project Development for Solving the Tower of Babel Problem | Develops a framework for solving the Tower of Babel Problem through UniFysica Philo-sophia, a universal conceptual bridge for cross-domain knowledge communication and translation. |
| pymdp | Community Python library implementing Active Inference for POMDPs. |
| RxInfer.jl Learning and Development Group | The RxInfer.jl Learning and Development Group supports learning and extending RxInfer.jl, a Julia package for reactive Bayesian inference. |
| Seasonal School | An intensive in-person or online school for deep engagement with Active Inference theory, modeling, and applications. |
| Start | Scalable, Tailored Active Inference Research & Training — modular pipeline generating multilingual educational materials on Active Inference and the Free Energy Principle tailored to professional domains and individual learners. |
| Symbolic Cognitive Robotics | Symbolic Cognitive Robotics is an Ecosystem project applying Active Inference to robotic systems that combine symbolic reasoning with embodied action. |
| Textbook Group | Structured cohort-based learning through Active Inference textbooks, with 5.5 completed cohorts since 2022. |
| The Foundations of Ideology | Computational-neuroscience (FEP/Active Inference) framework for how political ideologies form, persist, and evolve. |
| The Three Mosqueteers | Science communication livestream making scientific information accessible to people without a scientific background. |
| The Unordinary Bible Study (TUBS) | Monthly sessions cross-referencing biblical verses with a focus on inter-faith and contemporary perspective dialogue, connecting active inference to process theology. |
| Theoretical Neurobiology Group | The Theoretical Neurobiology Group (TNB) supports theoretical work connecting Active Inference to neurobiology with regular meetings and discussions for mathematical and conceptual models of neural systems. |
| Wave Hypothesis | Series of livestreams and papers by Robert Worden on the brain wave hypothesis, projective wave theory of consciousness, and Bayesian model-based cognition. |
Key surfaces
Activities at a glance
Textbook Group
Collaborative study of core Active Inference material.
ModelStream
Public sessions around modeling and applied examples.
Project meetings
Working sessions for Institute and ecosystem projects.
Symposium
Applied Active Inference presentations and sponsor pathways.
Podcasts
Conversational Active Inference Insights and related media.
Weekly updates
Recurring public orientation and progress communication.
Related resources
Public links for this page
External links are resolved from the shared registry so visitor-facing destinations stay centralized and checkable.
Discord invite
Audience: Newcomer
Primary public community channel for conversation, coordination, and newcomer orientation.
communitydiscord
Weekly updates
Audience: Newcomer
Recurring public update surface for activity orientation and current work.
communityweekly
Start repository
Audience: Learner
Learning repository for getting started with Active Inference materials and pathways.
learningstart-repo
START documentation site
Audience: Learner
Public START documentation site for tailored Active Inference learning and curriculum generation.
start-repolearningcurriculum
YouTube channel
Audience: Newcomer
Public video channel for seminars, streams, educational sessions, and community recordings.
mediayoutube
YouTube handle
Audience: Newcomer
Direct handle for the public YouTube presence.
mediayoutube-handle
Videos and podcasts shortlink
Audience: Newcomer
Public videos and podcasts shortlink for browsing recordings by format and topic.
mediavideo
Podcast feed
Audience: Newcomer
Podcast destination for Active Inference conversations and interviews.
mediapodbean
RxInfer learning group
Audience: Developer
Public RxInfer learning-group shortlink for implementation-oriented Active Inference work.
rxinferlearningimplementation
Active Inference knowledge base
Audience: Learner
Published Active Inference knowledge base for concept-level orientation.
obsidianknowledgeactive-inference
Active Inference livestream introduction
Audience: Learner
Public livestream surfaced from the official site.
videointrolearning
Official pages
Official Institute surfaces
START documentation site
Audience: Learner
Public documentation for START, a tailored Active Inference research and training system.
learningcurriculumstart-repo
Newsletter
Audience: Newcomer
Public newsletter destination.
newsletterupdatescommunity
Activities shortlink
Audience: Contributor
Public activities shortlink for live sessions, recurring groups, and participation surfaces.
activitiescommunity
Textbook Group shortlink
Audience: Learner
Public Textbook Group shortlink for cohort and learning-group coordination.
textbooklearning
Applied Active Inference Symposium
Audience: Partner
Public symposium shortlink for Applied Active Inference Symposium information.
symposiumevents
2025 planning shortlink
Audience: Contributor
Public 2025 planning shortlink.
2025planningupdates
Active Inference knowledge base
Audience: Learner
Published Active Inference knowledge base.
obsidianknowledgeactive-inference
RxInfer learning group
Audience: Developer
Public RxInfer learning-group shortlink for implementation-oriented Active Inference work.
rxinferimplementation
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