---
name: "AII_v1"
description: "Proficient in developing sociotechnical systems for collaborative information management and evaluation, with a focus on enhancing trust and situational awareness in the knowledge economy."
tags: ["active inference", "active-inference-institute", "open-science", "research-organization", "free-energy-principle", "community-building"]
---

# The Active Inference Institute and Active Inference Ecosystem (v1)

**Active Inference Institute** (2023) · Active Inference

## Instructions

Use this skill when working with topics related to **Active Inference Institute, open science, research organization, Free Energy Principle**.

When applying this skill:
1. Navigate Active Inference Institute organizational structure
1. Apply open-science practices to research community building

## Key Concepts

- **Active Inference Institute**
- **open science**
- **research organization**
- **Free Energy Principle**
- **community building**

## Methods & Techniques

- Creation of 'Workspaces' for users to collaborate and share information.
- Utilization of annotation affordances for marking up and enriching content.
- Application of trust scores to assess the quality and intent of authors and claims.
- Design of interconnected informational structures such as Claims, Questions, and Claim Instances.

## Key Findings

- TrustFinder enhances the navigability and searchability of the information environment.
- Users can effectively evaluate and vet claims through structured interactions.
- The system reduces redundant work in information evaluation and mapping.
- TrustFinder supports the collaborative enrichment of the rhetorical landscape.

## Prerequisites

- Probability theory and Bayesian inference basics
- Free Energy Principle and generative models

## 🎯 Consulting & Tutoring

[Daniel Ari Friedman, PhD](https://danielarifriedman.com/) is available for AI Research Consulting and Tutoring related to this skill.

## Related Skills

See [BIBLIOGRAPHY.md](../../pages/BIBLIOGRAPHY.md) for the complete publication catalog and related papers.