{"slug":"oip-invariant-11-311-prediction-free-energy-active-inference","title":"Invariant 3.11 — 3.11 Prediction / free energy / active inference","body":"# Invariant: 3.11 Prediction / free energy / active inference\n\n### 3.11 Prediction / free energy / active inference\nSelf-organizing systems act to minimize surprise. **Sources:** Helmholtz (perception as inference); Friston (free energy principle); Bayesian brain. **Domains:** neuroscience, AI, biology. **Dual:** — . **Tier:** T2 (influential, contested). **Falsifier:** an adaptive agent that provably does not reduce prediction error. **Maps:** A₃, A₂, the \"mind predicts\" rung.\n\n---\n\n## Corpus map\n- Same invariant, other planes: [Catalogue node C13](/a/oip-node-c13-free-energy-active-inference) · [Encyclopedia C13](/a/convergence-encyclopedia-c13)\n- Inventory hub: [Convergence Catalogue — Public Article](/a/oip-convergence-public-article)","register":"oip_protocol","tags":["philosophy","oip","catalogue","invariant","systems-theory"],"category":null,"style":{},"claims":[{"id":"c1","text":"Self-organizing systems act to minimize surprise.","section":"### 3.11 Prediction / free energy / active inference","tier":"speculative","source_ids":[],"source_status":"unsourced","why_material":"Core assertion defining the invariant on prediction, free energy, and active inference."}],"sources":[],"prov":{"model":"Fable 5 (Claude Code)","action":"write"}}