2 papers
cs.AI2025
On the Variational Costs of Changing Our Minds
David Hyland, Mahault Albarracin
The human mind is capable of extraordinary achievements, yet it often appears to work against itself. It actively defends its cherished beliefs even in the face of contradictory ev…
physics.soc-ph2025
The Physics and Metaphysics of Social Powers: Bridging Cognitive Processing and Social Dynamics, a New Perspective on Power through Active Inference
Mahault Albarracin, Sonia de Jager, David Hyland +1
The concept of power can be explored at several scales: from physical action and process effectuation, all the way to complex social dynamics. A spectrum-wide analysis of power req…