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Ideas

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Ontology

Directed relationships between public ideas, methods, values, tools, and applications.

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Research

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Public governance policy registry with category, status, version, and description.

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8 public people rows

Public GitHub profiles visible through public ActiveInferenceInstitute repository metadata.

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Public GitHub people visible in ActiveInferenceInstitute open-source metadata.
Public person	GitHub	Public basis	Visible repositories	Summary
Ana-Magdalena	@Ana-Magdalena	Public GitHub contributor	ActiveInferenceJournal	Public GitHub contributor visible on the ActiveInferenceJournal repository.
BazookamanPH	@BazookamanPH	Public GitHub contributor	ActiveInferenceJournal	Public GitHub contributor visible on the ActiveInferenceJournal repository.
Daniel Ari Friedman	@docxology	Public GitHub contributor	CEREBRUM, GeneralizedNotationNotation, GEO-INFER, institute_website	Public GitHub profile connected to multiple ActiveInferenceInstitute open-source repositories.
Holly Grimm	@hollygrimm	Public GitHub contributor	ActiveInferenceJournal	Public GitHub contributor visible on the ActiveInferenceJournal repository.
jeffschulman	@jeffschulman	Public GitHub contributor	ActiveInferenceJournal	Public GitHub contributor visible on the ActiveInferenceJournal repository.
mlflumic	@mlflumic	Public GitHub contributor	ActiveInferenceJournal	Public GitHub contributor visible on the ActiveInferenceJournal repository.
TheButtskie	@TheButtskie	Public GitHub contributor	ActiveInferenceJournal	Public GitHub contributor visible on the ActiveInferenceJournal repository.
turfus	@turfus	Public GitHub contributor	ActiveInferenceJournal	Public GitHub contributor visible on the ActiveInferenceJournal repository.

Repositories

50 public repository rows

Open-source project rows derived from the public ActiveInferenceInstitute GitHub namespace.

50 repositories shown

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Repository	Family	Type	Language	Stars	Updated	Docs
ActiveInferenceJournal	Research and publications	Research/content repository	HTML	43	2026-05-25	Repository
ActiveBlockference	Open-source projects	Notebook repository	Jupyter Notebook	33	2026-05-27	Repository
ActiveInferAnts	Open-source projects	Code repository	Python	29	2026-05-18	Repository
GeneralizedNotationNotation	Open-source projects	Code repository	Pkl	24	2026-05-25	Repository
fundamentals	Learning and implementations	Code repository	Python	19	2026-06-05	Repository
cognitive	Open-source projects	Code repository	Python	18	2026-03-09	Repository
Active_Inference_Ontology	Research and publications	Project materials repository	Unspecified	14	2026-05-18	Repository
CEREBRUM	Research and publications	Code repository	Python	13	2026-06-09	Repository
Symposium	Open-source projects	Code repository	Python	12	2026-03-18	Open docs
GEO-INFER	Open-source projects	Documentation/site repository	HTML	11	2026-05-26	Repository
Journal-Utilities	Research and publications	Research/content repository	HTML	11	2026-02-21	Repository
ActiveInferenceCategoryTheory	Research and publications	Project materials repository	Unspecified	10	2025-02-03	Repository
courses	Learning and implementations	Documentation/site repository	HTML	10	2026-05-18	Repository
AEOS	Research and publications	Project materials repository	Unspecified	8	2025-05-27	Repository
Parr_et_al_2022_ActInf_Textbook	Learning and implementations	Code repository	Julia	6	2024-07-24	Repository
Research-Discovery-Engine	Research and publications	Documentation/site repository	HTML	6	2025-12-15	Repository
Biofirm	Open-source projects	Code repository	Python	5	2025-06-15	Repository
Knowledge-Engineering	Open-source projects	Notebook repository	Jupyter Notebook	5	2026-05-29	Repository
Start	Learning and implementations	Code repository	Python	5	2026-01-19	Open docs
act_inf_metaanalysis	Research and publications	Research/content repository	TeX	4	2026-05-04	Repository
fep_lean	Research and publications	Code repository	Python	3	2026-04-27	Repository
ActInf_RxInfer	Learning and implementations	Project materials repository	Unspecified	2	2025-04-03	Open docs
pymcp	Learning and implementations	Code repository	Python	2	2025-07-28	Repository
pymdp	Learning and implementations	Code repository	Python	2	2024-11-09	Repository
FEP_Active_Inference_Papers	Research and publications	Project materials repository	Unspecified	1	2025-11-02	Repository
GEN24	Open-source projects	Notebook repository	Jupyter Notebook	1	2024-10-27	Repository
NoOrg	Open-source projects	Documentation/site repository	HTML	1	2026-01-31	Repository
policy_entanglement	Open-source projects	Code repository	Python	1	2026-05-30	Repository
ultralink	Open-source projects	Project materials repository	Unspecified	1	2025-03-11	Repository
ActiveInferenceImplementations	Learning and implementations	Notebook repository	Jupyter Notebook	0	2024-09-21	Repository
aii-org	Public web infrastructure	Documentation/site repository	HTML	0	2026-04-04	Repository
ants	Open-source projects	Project materials repository	Unspecified	0	2021-08-29	Repository
ATLAS	Open-source projects	Project materials repository	Unspecified	0	2024-08-21	Repository
Bots	Open-source projects	Project materials repository	Unspecified	0	2022-12-31	Repository
DeepActiveInference	Research and publications	Project materials repository	Unspecified	0	2021-08-29	Repository
entropix	Open-source projects	Project materials repository	Unspecified	0	2024-10-07	Repository
fabric	Research and publications	Code repository	Go	0	2024-10-03	Repository
FEPS	Research and publications	Project materials repository	Unspecified	0	2025-01-14	Repository
Flowise	Open-source projects	Project materials repository	Unspecified	0	2024-11-02	Repository
Garden-of-Iris	Open-source projects	Project materials repository	Unspecified	0	2023-04-15	Repository
gen25	Open-source projects	Project materials repository	Unspecified	0	2025-03-14	Repository
generative_agents	Open-source projects	Project materials repository	Unspecified	0	2023-08-15	Repository
Genesis	Learning and implementations	Project materials repository	Unspecified	0	2025-03-10	Repository
gnn	Open-source projects	Project materials repository	Unspecified	0	2025-05-13	Repository
institute_website	Public web infrastructure	Documentation/site repository	HTML	0	2026-06-09	Repository
ISSS	Open-source projects	Code repository	Python	0	2024-03-22	Repository
jock-lang	Open-source projects	Project materials repository	Unspecified	0	2026-06-08	Repository
metta	Learning and implementations	Project materials repository	Unspecified	0	2024-10-23	Repository
rl-inference	Learning and implementations	Project materials repository	Unspecified	0	2021-08-29	Repository
topp	Research and publications	Project materials repository	Unspecified	0	2025-05-19	Repository

Ideas

30 idea rows

Deduplicated concepts, methods, tools, values, and applications from the public-safe concept graph.

30 ideas shown

Public ideas and methods from the Active Inference concept graph.
Idea	Type	Maturity	Summary	Tags	Tree
Action as Active Inference	Application	Established	Action as the process of changing the world to fulfill predictions, minimizing free energy by acting on the environment rather than updating beliefs.	action, embodied, motor	Active Inference
Learning as Model Update	Application	Established	Learning as the slow update of generative model parameters to minimize long-term free energy, encompassing synaptic plasticity and structure learning.	learning, model-update, plasticity	Active Inference
Perception as Inference	Application	Established	Perception understood as Bayesian inference — updating internal generative models to explain away prediction errors from sensory input.	inference, perception, sensory	Active Inference
Active Inference	Concept	Established	The process theory derived from the Free Energy Principle: agents act to fulfill predictions and minimize expected free energy through perception and action.	active-inference, process-theory	Active Inference
Allostasis	Concept	Advanced	Predictive homeostasis — anticipatory regulation that adjusts setpoints based on expected future demands rather than reacting to deviations.	anticipatory, predictive, regulation	Free Energy Principle
Autopoiesis	Concept	Established	Self-producing systems as defined by Maturana and Varela — living systems that continuously produce and maintain themselves.	maturana, self-production, varela	Free Energy Principle
Entropy	Concept	Established	A measure of uncertainty or disorder in a probability distribution, connecting information theory to thermodynamics.	disorder, entropy, uncertainty	Free Energy Principle
Expected Free Energy	Concept	Established	The objective function for policy selection in active inference, combining epistemic (information-seeking) and pragmatic (goal-seeking) drives.	efe, epistemic, policy-selection, pragmatic	Active Inference
Free Energy Principle	Concept	Established	Karl Friston's unifying theory proposing that all adaptive systems minimize variational free energy to maintain their structural and functional integrity.	fep, friston, variational	Active Inference
Free Energy Principle (Core)	Concept	Established	The core statement: any system that persists must minimize variational free energy, an upper bound on surprisal, through perception and action.	core, fep, variational	Free Energy Principle
Generative Models	Concept	Established	Probabilistic models specifying how observed data is generated from latent causes, central to both inference and learning under the FEP.	generative, latent, probabilistic	Active Inference
Homeostasis	Concept	Established	The maintenance of biological stability through regulatory feedback — keeping internal variables within viable bounds.	biological, regulation, stability	Free Energy Principle
Markov Blankets	Concept	Established	Statistical boundaries that separate internal states from external states, defining the interface through which a system interacts with its environment.	boundary, markov-blanket, pearl	Active Inference
Perception-Action Loop	Concept	Established	The bidirectional sensorimotor cycle through which agents continuously update beliefs (perception) and act on the world (action).	embodied, loop, sensorimotor	Free Energy Principle
Precision Weighting	Concept	Established	Attention as the optimization of precision (inverse variance) on prediction errors, modulating the influence of sensory vs. prior information.	attention, precision, prediction-error	Active Inference
Predictive Processing	Concept	Established	The brain as a prediction machine — Helmholtz, Clark, and Friston's framework where perception is hypothesis testing against sensory input.	clark, helmholtz, prediction	Active Inference
Self-Organization	Concept	Established	The emergence of order and structure without external direction, explained under FEP as free energy minimization at the system level.	complexity, emergence, order	Free Energy Principle
Surprise Minimization	Concept	Established	The principle that adaptive systems minimize surprisal (negative log-evidence) to maintain their existence within expected states.	log-evidence, surprisal, surprise	Free Energy Principle
Bayesian Inference	Method	Established	Inference via Bayes' theorem — updating prior beliefs with likelihoods from observed data to obtain posterior distributions.	bayes, posterior, prior	Free Energy Principle
Policy Selection	Method	Established	Action selection via minimization of expected free energy over candidate policies, balancing exploration and exploitation.	action, decision, policy	Active Inference
Variational Bayes	Method	Established	Approximate Bayesian inference via optimization of the evidence lower bound (ELBO), converting intractable integration into tractable optimization.	bayes, elbo, variational	Active Inference
Karl Friston	Person	Established	Originator of the Free Energy Principle and Active Inference framework; Professor at University College London.	friston, neuroscience, ucl	Active Inference
Consciousness Theories	Research Area	Emerging	Higher-order and global cognitive access theories of consciousness, explored through the lens of free energy minimization and self-modeling.	consciousness, global-access, higher-order	Free Energy Principle
Information Theory	Research Area	Established	Shannon entropy and mutual information — the mathematical foundations for quantifying uncertainty and information content.	entropy, information, shannon	Free Energy Principle
Statistical Mechanics	Research Area	Established	The thermodynamics of many-particle systems, providing the formalism for free energy, partition functions, and ensemble behavior.	boltzmann, gibbs, thermodynamics	Free Energy Principle
RxInfer.jl	Tool	Emerging	Julia-based reactive message passing library for scalable Bayesian inference and active inference agent design.	julia, message-passing, reactive	Active Inference
pymdp	Tool	Emerging	Python library for simulating active inference agents using partially observable Markov decision processes (POMDPs).	pomdp, python, simulation	Active Inference
Accessibility	Value	Established	Institute value: making Active Inference Institute research and education accessible to diverse global communities.	accessibility, institute, value	Active Inference
Real-World Applicability	Value	Established	Institute value: ensuring research translates into real-world applications that benefit individuals and communities.	applicability, institute, value	Active Inference
Scientific Rigor	Value	Established	Institute value: maintaining high standards of scientific rigor in all research and educational outputs.	institute, rigor, value	Active Inference

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Ontology

33 relationship rows

Directed relationships from the Active Inference and Free Energy Principle tech trees.

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Public ontology relationship table from the Active Inference concept graph.
Relationship	Tree	From	Relation	To	Maturity
Accessibility -> Active Inference	Active Inference	Accessibility	governs	Active Inference	Established -> Established
Active Inference -> Action as Active Inference	Active Inference	Active Inference	explains	Action as Active Inference	Established -> Established
Active Inference -> Expected Free Energy	Active Inference	Active Inference	includes	Expected Free Energy	Established -> Established
Active Inference -> Learning as Model Update	Active Inference	Active Inference	explains	Learning as Model Update	Established -> Established
Active Inference -> Perception as Inference	Active Inference	Active Inference	explains	Perception as Inference	Established -> Established
Active Inference -> Precision Weighting	Active Inference	Active Inference	includes	Precision Weighting	Established -> Established
Expected Free Energy -> Policy Selection	Active Inference	Expected Free Energy	enables	Policy Selection	Established -> Established
Free Energy Principle -> Active Inference	Active Inference	Free Energy Principle	grounds	Active Inference	Established -> Established
Free Energy Principle -> Generative Models	Active Inference	Free Energy Principle	requires	Generative Models	Established -> Established
Free Energy Principle -> Markov Blankets	Active Inference	Free Energy Principle	defines boundary via	Markov Blankets	Established -> Established
Free Energy Principle -> Variational Bayes	Active Inference	Free Energy Principle	implemented via	Variational Bayes	Established -> Established
Karl Friston -> Free Energy Principle	Active Inference	Karl Friston	originated	Free Energy Principle	Established -> Established
Markov Blankets -> Generative Models	Active Inference	Markov Blankets	prerequisite for	Generative Models	Established -> Established
Predictive Processing -> Free Energy Principle	Active Inference	Predictive Processing	extends	Free Energy Principle	Established -> Established
Real-World Applicability -> Action as Active Inference	Active Inference	Real-World Applicability	governs	Action as Active Inference	Established -> Established
Real-World Applicability -> Perception as Inference	Active Inference	Real-World Applicability	governs	Perception as Inference	Established -> Established
RxInfer.jl -> Active Inference	Active Inference	RxInfer.jl	implements	Active Inference	Emerging -> Established
Scientific Rigor -> Free Energy Principle	Active Inference	Scientific Rigor	governs	Free Energy Principle	Established -> Established
Variational Bayes -> Generative Models	Active Inference	Variational Bayes	prerequisite for	Generative Models	Established -> Established
pymdp -> Active Inference	Active Inference	pymdp	implements	Active Inference	Emerging -> Established
Allostasis -> Homeostasis	Free Energy Principle	Allostasis	extends	Homeostasis	Advanced -> Established
Autopoiesis -> Self-Organization	Free Energy Principle	Autopoiesis	related to	Self-Organization	Established -> Established
Bayesian Inference -> Entropy	Free Energy Principle	Bayesian Inference	prerequisite for	Entropy	Established -> Established
Bayesian Inference -> Free Energy Principle (Core)	Free Energy Principle	Bayesian Inference	implements	Free Energy Principle (Core)	Established -> Established
Entropy -> Surprise Minimization	Free Energy Principle	Entropy	prerequisite for	Surprise Minimization	Established -> Established
Free Energy Principle (Core) -> Consciousness Theories	Free Energy Principle	Free Energy Principle (Core)	applies to	Consciousness Theories	Established -> Emerging
Free Energy Principle (Core) -> Homeostasis	Free Energy Principle	Free Energy Principle (Core)	applies to	Homeostasis	Established -> Established
Free Energy Principle (Core) -> Self-Organization	Free Energy Principle	Free Energy Principle (Core)	explains	Self-Organization	Established -> Established
Information Theory -> Entropy	Free Energy Principle	Information Theory	defines	Entropy	Established -> Established
Information Theory -> Free Energy Principle (Core)	Free Energy Principle	Information Theory	foundations of	Free Energy Principle (Core)	Established -> Established
Perception-Action Loop -> Free Energy Principle (Core)	Free Energy Principle	Perception-Action Loop	core mechanism of	Free Energy Principle (Core)	Established -> Established
Statistical Mechanics -> Free Energy Principle (Core)	Free Energy Principle	Statistical Mechanics	foundations of	Free Energy Principle (Core)	Established -> Established
Surprise Minimization -> Free Energy Principle (Core)	Free Energy Principle	Surprise Minimization	instantiates	Free Energy Principle (Core)	Established -> Established

Research

17 research and paper rows

Verified public research, paper, and reference links surfaced from the resource registry.

17 research links shown

Verified public research, paper, and reference links.
Research link	Group	Audience	Summary	Tags
Ecosystem shortlink	Research	Researcher	Public ecosystem shortlink for Institute context, projects, activities, and conceptual maps.	research, ecosystem
Active Inference Journal repository	Research	Researcher	Research and publication-oriented repository for the Active Inference Journal.	research, journal
Active Inference Ontology shortlink	Research	Researcher	Public Active Inference Ontology shortlink for shared conceptual infrastructure.	ontology, research, knowledge
FEP and Active Inference papers repository	Research	Researcher	External paper repository surfaced from the official research page.	papers, research, fep
Ramstead Active Inference precis	Research	Researcher	Reachable arXiv reference surfaced from the official research page.	arxiv, research, active-inference
Active Inference foundations arXiv reference	Research	Researcher	Reachable arXiv reference surfaced from the official research page.	arxiv, research, foundations
Zenodo research record 4021163	Research	Researcher	Reachable Zenodo research reference surfaced from the official research page.	zenodo, research
Zenodo research record 5573287	Research	Researcher	Reachable Zenodo research reference surfaced from the official research page.	zenodo, research
Zenodo research record 5759807	Research	Researcher	Reachable Zenodo research reference surfaced from the official research page.	zenodo, research
Zenodo research record 5797041	Research	Researcher	Reachable Zenodo research reference surfaced from the official research page.	zenodo, research
Zenodo research record 7377256	Research	Researcher	Reachable Zenodo research reference surfaced from the official research page.	zenodo, research
Zenodo research record 7443848	Research	Researcher	Reachable Zenodo research reference surfaced from the official research page.	zenodo, research
Zenodo research record 7449368	Research	Researcher	Reachable Zenodo research reference surfaced from the official research page.	zenodo, research
Zenodo research record 7484994	Research	Researcher	Reachable Zenodo research reference surfaced from the official research page.	zenodo, research
Zenodo research record 7803328	Research	Researcher	Reachable Zenodo research reference surfaced from the official research page.	zenodo, research
Zenodo research record 8164667	Research	Researcher	Reachable Zenodo research reference surfaced from the official research page.	zenodo, research
Zenodo research record 8266281	Research	Researcher	Reachable Zenodo research reference surfaced from the official research page.	zenodo, research

Organizations

23 organization rows

Public organizations in the governance registry — governing bodies, internal units, partners, and technology providers.

23 organizations shown

Public organizations in the Active Inference Institute governance registry.
Organization	Type	Description	Members
Active Inference Institute, Inc.	Internal Unit	The parent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organisation. Incorporated in Delaware, headquartered in California. Operates three progr	5
Administrative Unit	Internal Unit	Operational unit responsible for governance, finance, HR, IT infrastructure, and operational support across all Institut	5
AII Certificate Training Department	Internal Unit	Certificate Training Department — operates the Active Inference certificate programs (Theories 1–5 and field-specific tr	1
AII Consultancy Services Department	Internal Unit	Consultancy Services Department — recruits qualified Active Inference consultants (often drawn from certificate graduate	1
AII Membership Department	Internal Unit	Membership Department — manages the tiered membership program (Tier 1/2/3), member fees and perks, referral program, and	1
AII Publishing and Data Access Department	Internal Unit	Publishing and Data Access Department — publishes institutional outputs (journal, reports, books) and operates the datas	1
arXiv	Partner	Open-access preprint server (Cornell University) and a primary open-collaboration channel for Active Inference and Free	0
Beren Millidge — FEP / Active Inference Papers	Partner	Independent researcher who maintains a widely used public bibliography of Free Energy Principle and Active Inference pap	0
Bluesky	Technology	Decentralized social networking service on the open AT Protocol; supports portable identities and federated open collabo	0
Board of Directors	Governing Body	The governing body responsible for strategic oversight, fiduciary duties, and policy approval. Composed of elected membe	3
EduActive	Internal Unit	Educational programs unit — Active Inference curriculum, livestream series, Textbook Group, and community learning initi	1
EU Data Protection Authorities	Regulatory	European Union supervisory authorities enforcing GDPR. Applicable to the Institute's interactions with EU-based research	0
External Accreditation Organization	Standards Body	External standards body (TBD) that certifies the AII Certificate Programs. Placeholder entity referenced by the Strategy	0
GitHub	Technology	Primary platform for source code hosting, version control, CI/CD pipelines, and open-source collaboration. Hosts the Ins	0
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	Regulatory	U.S. federal agency administering tax-exempt status under IRC §501(c)(3). The Institute files Form 990 annually and must	0
Obsidian	Technology	Markdown-based knowledge-management and publishing platform used to host public Active Inference knowledge bases; ecosys	0
Ollama	Technology	Local LLM inference platform used by the institute-docs pipeline for policy analysis, summarisation, sentiment analysis,	0
ReInference	Internal Unit	Research programs unit — Scientific Advisory Board-guided projects, Fellowship programs, and the Active Inference Journa	1
Scientific Advisory Board	Governing Body	Advisory body of domain experts providing guidance on research direction, scientific standards, and academic partnership	0
State of California	Regulatory	State of operations. California laws apply to employment, privacy (CCPA), consumer protection, and charitable registrati	0
State of Delaware	Regulatory	State of incorporation. The Institute is organised under Delaware nonprofit corporation law and must maintain a register	0
YouTube	Technology	Video hosting platform for the Institute's educational livestreams, recorded lectures, symposium presentations, and comm	0
Zenodo	Partner	Open-access research data and publication repository (CERN / OpenAIRE) providing DOIs and long-term archival; part of th	0

Governance

68 governance member rows

Public governance members including board, officers, and registered organizational roles.

68 governance members shown

Public governance members in the Active Inference Institute registry.
Name	Title	Roles	Active
Adam Safron	Primary point of contact / IE project facilitator for AICACP	Scientific Advisor · Unit Member · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
Adeel Razi		Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
Alexander Ororbia		Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
Alexander Sabine	Board Member	Board Member · Director · Board of Directors	No
Alexander Vyatkin	Vice President	Board Member · Officer	Yes
Alexandra Mikhailova	Vice President & Secretary	Vice President · Secretary · Officer · Board Member	No
Ali Rahmjoo		Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
Alianna Maren	Board Member	Board Member · Director	No
Ana Magdalena Hurtado	Board Member	Board Member · Director · Unit Member · Board of Directors	No
Andrew Pashea		Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
Ann Stapleton	Board Member	Board Member · Director · Board of Directors	No
Anna Pereira		Unit Member · Fellow	Yes
Antonio Lucas-Alba		Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
Arun Niranjan		Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
Austin Cook	Board Member	Board Member · Director · Board of Directors	No
Avel Guénin-Carlut		Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
Board Secretary	Secretary	Secretary · Officer	Yes
Bradly Alicea		Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
Candice Pattisapu		Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
Chris Fields		Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
Christo Kurisummoottil Thomas		Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
Communications Lead	Marketing & Communications Lead	Communications Lead	Yes
Compliance Officer	Compliance Officer	Compliance Officer	Yes
Cory Slater		Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
Daniel Friedman	President & Treasurer	President · Treasurer · Board Member · Officer · Member · Unit Member · Board of Directors	Yes
Data Protection Officer	Data Protection Officer (DPO)	Data Protection Officer	Yes
Dean Tickles		Board Member	Yes
Ed Ober	Board Member	Board Member · Director	No
EduActive Director	Director, EduActive	Program Director	Yes
Elliott Hauser		Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
Ellynne Dec	Board Member	Board Member · Director · Board of Directors	No
ESG Coordinator	Environmental, Social & Governance Coordinator	ESG Coordinator	Yes
Fraser Paterson	Primary point of contact / IE project facilitator for Improving RxInfer.jl's Model Visualization Capabilities	Unit Member	Yes
Haris Neophytou		Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
Holly Grimm		Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
HR Lead	Human Resources Lead	HR Lead	Yes
Héctor Manrique		Scientific Advisor · Unit Member · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
Ian Tennant		Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
IT Security Lead	IT Security Lead	IT Security Lead	Yes
Ivan Metelkin	Primary point of contact / IE project facilitator for Active Inference for Built Environments & CooperActive Systems	Unit Member	Yes
Jana Lumi		Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
Jean-François Cloutier	Primary point of contact / IE project facilitator for Symbolic cognitive robotics	Unit Member	Yes
Jeremy Cooper	Primary point of contact / IE project facilitator for Active Inference Account of Belief Updating in PTSD	Unit Member	Yes
Jesse G		Unit Member	Yes
Joel Dietz		Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
John Boik	Primary point of contact / IE project facilitator for CogNarr Ecosystem: Facilitating Group Cognition at Scale	Unit Member · Fellow	Yes
John Clippinger		Board Member · Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
Joshua Shane		Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
Karl John Friston		Member · Scientific Advisor	Yes
Luca Possati		Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
Matt Brown		Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
Maxwell J D Ramstead		Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
Michael Lennon		Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
Mike Smith		Board Member · Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
PabloFM		Unit Member	Yes
Procurement Manager	Procurement & Vendor Manager	Procurement Manager	Yes
Rafael Kaufmann		Board Member	Yes
ReInference Director	Director, ReInference	Program Director	Yes
Robert Worden	Primary point of contact / IE project facilitator for Model-Centric cognition	Unit Member · Fellow	Yes
Scott David		Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
Sebastian Alvarado		Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
Shady El Damaty		Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
Shagor (Shaggy) Rahman	Primary point of contact / IE project facilitator for Humanity's Story of an Uncertain Self	Unit Member	Yes
Theodoros Aliferis	Primary point of contact / IE project facilitator for The Einstein Model of a Solid as a Model of the Mental Apparatus from the Economic Perspective of Psychoanalytic Theory	Unit Member	Yes
Thomas Kehler		Scientific Advisor · Scientific Advisory Board	Yes
Vice President	Vice President	Vice President · Officer · Board Member	Yes
Virginia Bleu Knight	Board Member	Board Member · Director · Member	Yes
Vladimir Baulin	Board Member	Board Member · Director · Unit Member · Board of Directors	No

Processes

49 governance process rows

Public governance process descriptions with category, status, step count, and SLA target.

49 processes shown

Public governance process descriptions from the Active Inference Institute.
Process	Category	Status	Steps	SLA days	Description
Access Provisioning	It Security	Active	4	—	Ensure participants have appropriate access to infrastructure, platforms, and educational resources.
Annual Report Preparation	Operations	Active	5	60	Procedure for preparing the Institute's public annual report. Covers data gathering, financial summary, narrative drafti
Board of Directors Policy Approval	Governance	Active	5	30	The formal process by which the Board of Directors reviews, deliberates, and votes on proposed policies. Governs the tra
California Operations Registration & Compliance	Legal Compliance	Active	5	60	Procedure for registering and maintaining compliance for a foreign nonprofit operating in California. Covers Statement o
Check-in	Human Resources	Active	4	—	Monitor research progress and ensure continued alignment with Institute mission
Contribution Check-in	Human Resources	Active	4	—	Monitor ongoing contributions, progress, and alignment with Active Inference Institute standards.
Contributor Offboarding	Human Resources	Active	4	—	Document final contributions and ensure knowledge transfer for ongoing maintenance.
Delaware Incorporation & Annual Compliance	Legal Compliance	Active	5	90	Procedure for incorporating a nonprofit in Delaware and maintaining annual compliance. Covers Certificate of Incorporati
Determine Grant Opportunity Relevance	Operations	Active	5	14	Process to evaluate potential grant opportunities against the Institute's mission, capacity, and strategic goals before
Donation Processing	Operations	Active	3	—	Enable and process charitable contributions through the donation portal
Donor Onboarding	Operations	Active	3	—	Welcome donors and explain the Institute's mission and tax-exempt status
Donor Recognition	Operations	Active	3	—	Acknowledge donor contributions and maintain ongoing engagement
Education and Learning	Education	Active	3	—	Develop active inference expertise through self-guided and collaborative learning
Employee Onboarding	Human Resources	Active	6	14	Procedure for onboarding new employees and interns. Covers documentation, system access, policy acknowledgment, training
Federal 501(c)(3) Registration & Maintenance	Legal Compliance	Active	6	180	End-to-end procedure for establishing and maintaining federal tax-exempt status under IRC §501(c)(3). Covers IRS Form 10
Generate Communications Output	Communications	Active	3	1	Automated process for generating branded document and Markdown letterhead documents from plaintext content.md files in t
Grants Application	Operations	Active	3	—	Develop and submit grant proposals to potential funders.
Grants Onboarding	Operations	Active	3	—	Prepare research teams and grant writers for successful grant applications.
Grants Publication	Operations	Active	3	—	Publish submitted grants and research outputs to create stigmergic traces on the ecosystem.
Grants Review & Award	Operations	Active	3	—	Track funder review process and manage awarded grants.
Intern Check-in & Offboarding	Education	Active	5	21	Ongoing process for regular intern check-ins during engagement and structured offboarding when the internship concludes.
Intern Onboarding	Education	Active	6	14	Procedure for onboarding interns to the Active Inference Institute. Covers application processing, orientation, tool pro
Internship Completion	Human Resources	Active	4	—	Recognize achievement and provide credentials for future engagement
IT Security Incident Response	It Security	Active	6	7	Procedure for detecting, containing, eradicating, and recovering from IT security incidents. Aligns with NIST CSF and th
Mentorship Application	Human Resources	Active	3	—	Collect personal statements and advising needs from interns and members
Mentorship Check-in	Human Resources	Active	3	—	Monitor ongoing mentor-mentee relationships and co-learning progress
Mentorship Matching	Human Resources	Active	3	—	Match mentors with mentees based on expertise and learning needs
Newsletter Publication (Substack)	Communications	Active	5	14	Procedure for planning, writing, reviewing, and publishing the Institute's newsletter on Substack. Covers content planni
Offboarding	Human Resources	Active	4	—	Document fellowship completion and ensure proper transition of work
Onboarding	Human Resources	Active	4	—	Establish fellowship agreement, confirm code of conduct adherence, and integrate fellow into Institute community
Ongoing Support Check-in	Human Resources	Active	4	—	Monitor participant engagement and address infrastructure or support needs.
Participant Offboarding	Human Resources	Active	4	—	Gracefully transition participants out of the ecosystem while preserving institutional relationships.
Participant Onboarding	Human Resources	Active	4	—	Orient new participants to available resources, services, and community engagement opportunities.
Partnership Check-in	Human Resources	Active	3	—	Maintain alignment and adapt partnership activities based on feedback and emerging needs.
Partnership Offboarding	Human Resources	Active	3	—	Conclude partnership engagement and manage post-termination obligations.
Partnership Onboarding	Human Resources	Active	4	—	Guide prospective partners from initial engagement through formal agreement establishment.
Partnership Planning Session	Human Resources	Active	3	—	Establish shared goals and develop collaborative roadmap for the partnership.
Pay Organizational Taxes	Legal Compliance	Active	6	135	Procedure for filing and paying annual organizational taxes for a 501(c)(3) nonprofit registered in Delaware and active
Periodic Check-in	Human Resources	Active	3	—	Monitor progress and adapt internship plan as needed
Policy Lifecycle Management	Governance	Active	8	90	Meta-process governing the full lifecycle of any policy document from initial exploration through retirement. Maps direc
Repository Onboarding	Human Resources	Active	4	—	Establish contributor access and understanding of licensing, contribution guidelines, and repository structure.
Research and Development	Research	Active	3	—	Advance personal research programs and contribute to institute projects
Research Project Initiation	Research	Active	5	21	Procedure for proposing, scoping, and launching new research projects. Ensures alignment with mission, resource availabi
Review of Research Fellow Application	Human Resources	Active	6	30	Procedure for evaluating, interviewing, and selecting candidates for the Research Fellow program.
Vendor Due Diligence & Onboarding	Procurement	Active	5	21	Procedure for evaluating, approving, and onboarding third-party vendors and service providers. Ensures compliance with p
Volunteer Check-in	Human Resources	Active	4	—	Maintain engagement and document ongoing participation in Institute activities
Volunteer Offboarding	Human Resources	Active	4	—	Recognize completed service and maintain relationships with departing volunteers
Volunteer Onboarding	Human Resources	Active	4	—	Register new volunteers and clarify their role and opportunities at the Institute
Write Grant Application	Operations	Active	6	45	Procedure for drafting, reviewing, and submitting a formal grant application following a Go decision.

Publications

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Approved public communications from the Active Inference Institute.
Title	Type	Date	Author	Reference
Active Inference Institute — Weekly Update #10	Announcement	2026-03-04	Active Inference Institute	AII-WA-2026-W10
Active Inference Institute — March 2026 Newsletter	Newsletter	2026-03-01	Active Inference Institute	AII-NL-2026-03
Active Inference Institute — 2025 Annual Review	Report	2026-01-15	Active Inference Institute	AII-AR-2025
Active Inference Institute — 2026 Annual Preview & Strategic Plan	Report	2026-01-01	Active Inference Institute	AII-AP-2026

Policies

1 governance policy rows

Public governance policy registry with category, current status, version, and description.

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Public governance policy registry for the Active Inference Institute.
Policy	Category	Status	Version	Description	Tags
Bylaws of Active Inference Institute, Inc.	Governance Ethics	Accepted	1.0	Corporate bylaws adopted December 12, 2025, defining the governance structure of the Active Inference Institute — Member	foundational, legal, accepted

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