# AGENTS.md — Of woodlice and men: A Bayesian account of cognition, life and consciousness (with Karl Friston)

**Paper**: Of woodlice and men: A Bayesian account of cognition, life and consciousness (with Karl Friston) (2018)
**Area**: Active Inference
**Authors**: Karl Friston, Martin Fortier, Daniel A. Friedman

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## Agent Roles

### 📖 Research Agent
**Focus**: Deep analysis of Of woodlice and men: A Bayesian account of cognition, life and consciousness (with Karl Friston)
**Tasks**:
- Analyze core argument: In this interview, Karl Friston discusses the origins and implications of the Free Energy Principle (FEP), from childhood observations of woodlice to ...
- Evaluate: Provides accessible exposition of the Free Energy Principle from its originator
- Evaluate: Traces the intellectual history of the FEP from childhood intuition to formal framework
- Evaluate: Discusses implications of FEP for consciousness, life, and cognition

### 🔬 Methods Agent
**Focus**: Methodological rigor and replication
**Tasks**:
- Assess and document: In-depth scholarly interview
- Assess and document: Philosophical analysis
- Assess and document: Free Energy Principle exposition
- Assess and document: Historical-intellectual biography

### 📚 Citation Agent
**Focus**: Citation context and scholarly impact
**Tasks**:
- Track citations and impact of this active inference work
- Map connections to related works in the Friedman corpus
- Identify citing papers and downstream applications

### 🔗 Synthesis Agent
**Focus**: Cross-paper and cross-domain connections
**Tasks**:
- Connect themes: Free Energy Principle, Karl Friston, Bayesian brain, predictive processing, Markov blanket
- Link to related works in the docxology corpus
- Identify synergies across Active Inference, entomology, and cognitive security

### 💼 Consultant Agent
**Focus**: Practical application and knowledge transfer
**Tasks**:
- Evaluates practical applications and implementation strategies for this research
- Maps findings to industry challenges, Active Inference, and technological solutions
- Facilitates knowledge transfer to external teams and collaborators

## Extraction Log

- **Source PDF**: `2018_WoodliceAndMen.pdf`
- **PDF Status**: ✅ Available
- **Documentation Quality**: Hand-curated from direct PDF analysis

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