'The free energy principle is free because it's not that useful' — researchers clash over FEP
mjdramstead · x · 2026-10-28
Dileeplearning quipped that "the free energy principle is free because it's not that useful." Computational neuroscientist Majid Dramstead fired back by adapting Jeff Beck: "Is the FEP too good to be true, or too true to be good?" — a witty flashpoint in the long-running debate over FEP/active inference's practical value in AI research.
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