---
name: "SharedProtentions"
description: "Expertise in integrating phenomenological philosophy with mathematical modeling to analyze collective action and shared goals in multi-agent systems."
tags: ["active inference", "shared-protentions", "multi-agent", "active-inference", "anticipation", "coupled-generative-models"]
---

# Shared Protentions in Multi-Agent Active Inference

**Mahault Albarracin, Riddhi J. Pitliya, Toby St. Clere Smithe, Daniel Ari Friedman, Karl Friston, Maxwell J.D. Ramstead** (2024) · Active Inference

## Instructions

Use this skill when working with topics related to **shared protentions, multi-agent, Active Inference, anticipation**.

When applying this skill:
1. Model shared anticipatory states in multi-agent Active Inference
1. Formalize multi-agent coordination through coupled generative models

## Key Concepts

- **shared protentions**
- **multi-agent**
- **Active Inference**
- **anticipation**
- **coupled generative models**
- **coordination**
- **predictive processing**

## Methods & Techniques

- Review of Husserlian phenomenology focusing on inner time-consciousness concepts.
- Application of active inference as a formal approach to model agent behavior.
- Utilization of sheaf and topos theory to represent agent interactions and shared understanding.
- Construction of a 'consensus topos' to analyze social action based on shared goals.

## Key Findings

- Shared protentions are crucial for coordination and achieving common objectives in multi-agent systems.
- The framework provides insights into the dynamics of social action and group intentionality.
- Mathematical modeling allows for predictions of agent behaviors and environmental responses.
- The approach contributes to the field of computational phenomenology and naturalizes group intentionality.

## 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.

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