Join the Conversation
Discord is the main public chat surface. You can also follow public channels on YouTube, X, Bluesky, Podbean, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
New participants, volunteers, collaborators, partners, and supporters.
Get Involved
Join public channels, participate in activities, contribute to projects, or support the Institute.
On this page
Get Involved guide
All backgrounds, time zones, and familiarity levels are welcome. Start with public channels, attend activities, and choose a contribution pathway that fits your context.
Attend Activities
Weekly and project-specific activities include textbook groups, learning sessions, model streams, and project meetings. Drop in when your schedule allows.
Choose a Pathway
Volunteer, internship, mentorship, fellowship, partnership, philanthropy, grants, open-source, and project proposal pathways provide progressively structured ways to participate.
Contact
For questions about activities or the Institute, use the public contact email: blanket@activeinference.institute.
Key surfaces
Get Involved at a glance
Start with Discord
Join text and voice conversations with the community.
Watch and listen
Use the public video and podcast archive to orient yourself.
Join an activity
Attend a learning group or project meeting when possible.
Propose or support a project
Use preparation and measurement workflows to make work visible.
Related resources
Public links for this page
External links are resolved from the shared registry so visitor-facing destinations stay centralized and checkable.
ActiveInference.org landing page
Audience: Newcomer
Current public landing page for the Institute, including mission, vision, open-science framing, and the Get Started pathway.
officialoverviewmission
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
YouTube channel
Audience: Newcomer
Public video channel for seminars, streams, educational sessions, and community recordings.
mediayoutube
Podcast feed
Audience: Newcomer
Podcast destination for Active Inference conversations and interviews.
mediapodbean
GitHub organization
Audience: Developer
Public GitHub organization for Institute repositories and open-source work.
projectsgithub-org
Active InferAnts repository
Audience: Developer
Project repository for multiagent Active Inference modeling work.
projectsactive-inferants
Generalized Notation Notation repository
Audience: Developer
Generalized Notation Notation project repository for model communication.
projectsgnn
GEO-INFER repository
Audience: Developer
Geospatial modeling repository connected to ecological and bioregional applications.
projectsgeo-infer
Donation page
Audience: Supporter
Donation pathway for supporting public education, events, infrastructure, and stewardship.
supportdonate
X profile
Audience: Newcomer
Public short-form update channel.
socialx
Bluesky profile
Audience: Newcomer
Public social profile for community updates.
socialbluesky
Official pages
Official Institute surfaces
ActiveInference.org landing page
Audience: Newcomer
Current public Institute landing page with mission, vision, nonprofit status, community metrics, and Get Started pathway.
officialmissionoverview
Institute website
Audience: Newcomer
Official public homepage for the Active Inference Institute.
officialoverviewinstitute
Get involved overview
Audience: Contributor
Official get-involved entry point, currently resolving to participation.
officialparticipation
Newsletter
Audience: Newcomer
Public newsletter destination.
newsletterupdatescommunity
Activities shortlink
Audience: Contributor
Public activities shortlink for live sessions, recurring groups, and participation surfaces.
activitiescommunity
Projects shortlink
Audience: Contributor
Public projects shortlink for project directories and activity-linked work.
projects
Project Measurement shortlink
Audience: Contributor
Public project measurement shortlink for reporting progress and outputs.
projectsmeasurementreporting
Volunteer pathway
Audience: Contributor
Public volunteer pathway for contribution and onboarding.
volunteerparticipation
Repositories
Related open-source repositories
ActiveBlockference
Audience: Developer
Notebook-based applied Active Inference work connected to blockchain-adjacent and generative modeling examples.
projectrepositoryjupyter-notebook
ActiveInferAnts
Audience: Developer
Python models and materials for ant-inspired multiagent Active Inference.
projectrepositorypython
ants
Audience: Developer
Public ants repository in the ActiveInferenceInstitute GitHub namespace.
projectrepositoryunclassified
ATLAS
Audience: Developer
ATLAS
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Biofirm
Audience: Developer
Public Biofirm repository in the ActiveInferenceInstitute GitHub namespace.
projectrepositorypython
Bots
Audience: Developer
Public Bots repository in the ActiveInferenceInstitute GitHub namespace.
repositoryunclassified
cognitive
Audience: Developer
Python codebase for cognitive and Active Inference-oriented modeling work.
repositorypython
Garden-of-Iris
Audience: Developer
Public Garden-of-Iris repository in the ActiveInferenceInstitute GitHub namespace.
repositoryunclassified