---
name: "ActiveInferenceOntology"
description: "We describe the Active Inference Ontology, a formal knowledge structure mapping the concepts, relations, and entities in the Active Inference and Free Energy Principle literature. The ontology provide..."
tags: ["active-inference-ontology", "knowledge-graph", "free-energy-principle", "ontology-development", "sumo", "knowledge-representation", "open-science"]
domain: "Active Inference"
citation: "Daniel A. Friedman, Virginia Bleu Knight (2022). *ActiveInferenceOntology*. Active Inference."
doi: "10.5281/zenodo.6320574"
---

# ActiveInferenceOntology

**Daniel A. Friedman, Virginia Bleu Knight** (2022) · Active Inference

## Context

This work addresses topics in **Active Inference**: Active Inference Ontology, knowledge graph, Free Energy Principle, ontology development.

## Methods

Primary methods and techniques applied in this work:

- Active Inference
- Free energy minimization

## Key Findings

Core contributions and results:

- We describe the Active Inference Ontology, a formal knowledge structure mapping the concepts, relations, and entities in the Active Inference and Free Energy Principle literature.
- Analysis of The ontology provide...

## Related Works

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

## Validation

Verification points for this work:

- DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6320574
- PDF SHA-256: See zenodo_record
- Pairing confidence: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-06-30T23:24:54Z

## Prerequisites

- Familiarity with Active Inference Ontology, knowledge graph, Free Energy Principle
- 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.6320574`
2. Apply methods listed in the Methods section for related analysis.
3. Validate findings against the original PDF and metadata.