---
name: "Transcript of: Karl Friston, 1st Applied Active Inference Symposium, Active Inference Lab, June 21, 2021"
description: "On June 21st, 2021, Active Inference Lab ( activeinference.org/ ) hosted its first Applied Active Inference Symposium, featuring Professor Karl Friston. The Symposium was structured in three sections, corresponding to the Organizational Units of the ..."
tags: ["active-inference", "free-energy-principle", "symposium", "actinflab", "bayesian-inference", "education", "communication", "tools", "generative-model"]
domain: "Active Inference"
citation: "Karl Friston, David Standish Douglass, Maria Luiza Iennaco de Vasconcelos, Stephen Sillett, Lorena Sganzerla, Dean Tickles, and 3 others (2021). *Transcript of: Karl Friston, 1st Applied Active Inference Symposium, Active Inference Lab, June 21, 2021*. Active Inference."
doi: "10.5281/zenodo.5797072"
---

# Transcript of: Karl Friston, 1st Applied Active Inference Symposium, Active Inference Lab, June 21, 2021

**Karl Friston, David Standish Douglass, Maria Luiza Iennaco de Vasconcelos, Stephen Sillett, Lorena Sganzerla, Dean Tickles, and 3 others** (2021) · Active Inference

## Context

This work addresses topics in **Active Inference**: Active Inference, Free Energy Principle, Symposium, ActInfLab.

## Methods

Primary methods and techniques applied in this work:

- Free energy minimization
- Bayesian modeling and inference

## Key Findings

Core contributions and results:

- On June 21st, 2021, Active Inference Lab ( activeinference.org/ ) hosted its first Applied Active Inference Symposium, featuring Professor Karl Friston.
- The Symposium was structured in three sections, corresponding to the Organizational Units of the Active Inference Lab: Education, Communication, and Tools.

## Related Works

- [2018_WoodliceAndMen](../2018_WoodliceAndMen/)
- [2020_BehaviorEngineering](../2020_BehaviorEngineering/)
- [2021_ModelingConflict](../2021_ModelingConflict/)

## Validation

Verification points for this work:

- DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5797072
- PDF SHA-256: See zenodo_record
- Pairing confidence: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-05-30T18:56:30Z

## Prerequisites

- Familiarity with Active Inference, Free Energy Principle, Symposium
- Background in Active Inference fundamentals
- Access to source repository: N/A

## Instructions

When working with this paper:

1. Reference the DOI for citation: `10.5281/zenodo.5797072`
2. Apply methods listed in the Methods section for related analysis.
3. Validate findings against the original PDF and metadata.