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SUMMARY:Conor Heins\, “Collective Behavior From Surprise Minimization”
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nCollective motion is a familiar sight in nature; groups of distinct\, self-propelled individuals appear to move as a coherent whole\, exhibiting a rich behavioral repertoire that ranges from directed movement to milling to disordered swarming. Biological collective motion is an emergent phenomenon that is the result of self-organization\, whereby macroscopic patterns arise from decentralized\, local interactions among constituent components (e.g.\, individual fish in a school). Preminent models of collective motion describe individuals in the group as self-propelled particles\, subject to a combination of self-generated motion and “social forces” that depend on the state of neighboring particles. Here we introduce a fundamentally new approach to modelling collective movement in animal groups based on active inference\, a cognitive framework that casts behavior as consequences of a single imperative: to minimize surprise. We demonstrate that many empirically-observed collective phenomena\, including cohesion\, milling and directed motion\, naturally emerge when considering individual behavior as the consequence of active Bayesian inference — this emerges without ever explicitly building behavioral rules or goals into individual agents. We show that active inference can naturally recover and generalize the classical notion of social forces in agent-based models of collective motion. By analyzing the parameter space of the belief-based model\, we reveal non-trivial relationships between the beliefs of individuals and group properties like collective polarization and the probability of occupying different behavioral regimes. We also explore how individual beliefs about uncertainty influence the accuracy of collective decision-making. Finally\, we show how\, in this framework\, agents can readily update their generative model over time\, resulting in groups that are collectively more sensitive to external fluctuations and encode information more robustly.\n\n\nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI. \nPhoto kinldy provided by Shintaro Shiba. \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/thursday-morning-talk-conor-heins-collective-behavior-from-surprise-minimization/
LOCATION:MAR 2.057
CATEGORIES:Thursday Morning Talk
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SUMMARY:Rasha Abdel Rahman (Science of Intelligence)\, “How Intelligent Is Visual Perception?”
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nVisual perception is shaped by the input from our physical environment and by expectations derived from our sensory experience with the visual world. But is what we see also influenced by higher cognitive capacities such as memories\, language\, semantic knowledge or (true or false) beliefs? And if so\, what are the consequences on how we perceive and understand the visual and social world around us? Can visual perception be described as a creative process that is guided\, sometimes mislead or biased\, and\, arguably more often\, augmented by top-down influences from higher-level cognition? These questions pertain to the long-standing debate around the penetrability of perception. I will discuss evidence for effects of cognition on perception from basic low-level to complex high-level processing of colors\, objects\, faces and symbols\, as well as effects on the potential of these stimuli to be consciously perceived. The incorporation of additional sources of information may enhance the efficiency and flexibility of visual perception not only in humans\, but also in artificial neural networks that do not typically incorporate top-down information. In perspective\, this may enhance resource and data efficiency\, flexible adaptations to different contexts\, and mutual understanding between human and artificial agents in the service of successful interactions. \n  \n\n\nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI (room 2.057). \n  \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/pi-lecture-with-rasha-abdel-rahman/
LOCATION:MAR 2.057
CATEGORIES:PI Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20231019T100000
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SUMMARY:Richard Schweitzer (Science of Intelligence)\, "Preregistration in Open Science: What\, why\, and how (a live tutorial)"
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nA tutorial on Open Science practices with a focus on pre-registration\, going through the process step-by-step\, including a live experimental data collection.\n\n\nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI. \nPhoto by Markus Spiske on Unsplash. \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/thursday-morning-talk-richard-schweitzer-preregistration-in-open-science-what-why-and-how-a-live-tutorial/
LOCATION:MAR 2.057
CATEGORIES:Thursday Morning Talk
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SUMMARY:Jens Krause (Science of Intelligence)\, "Collective Behaviour and Collective Memory"
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \nThe idea that animal groups can have collective memories has been raised a number of times in different contexts. The information centre hypothesis predicts that communal roosts allow for information exchange between individuals so that successful foragers\, for example\, can be followed by others to promising sites. A different approach to collective memory has been taken in the field of collective behaviour where it has been shown that information regarding predation risk\, for example\, can be structurally encoded in the network topology of the interacting individuals. While the information centre hypothesis is empirically well supported\, the full information can be carried by a single individual which questions the description as a “collective” memory. Structurally encoded information\, on the other hand\, meets the criterion of a collective process but empirical studies have demonstrated encoded information only for as long as the risk was present which may not satisfy the criterion of a memory. This raises the question of whether collective processes exist that can encode information regarding environmental states or events even after they are no longer directly observable. In this talk I will present data from project 41 which suggest collective wave formation in sulphur mollies as a potential example of a collective memory.\n\nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI (room 2.057). \n  \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/pi-lecture-with-jens-krause-collective-behaviour-and-collective-memory/
LOCATION:MAR 2.057
CATEGORIES:PI Lecture
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SUMMARY:Airbound: Sensing Collective Futures
DESCRIPTION:  \nFrom molecule to atmosphere: the global climate crisis and the possible futures of our coexistence will be decided by means of air. We are »airbound« – bound through air.  \nHow can we create a sense of what is coming? And what will connect us in the future? \nThe exhibition »Airbound« features climate fictions and speculative everyday scenarios – developed in an open process by collaborators from society\, science\, and design. Through speculative installations\, »Airbound« provides space to discuss urgent geopolitical issues. At stake are the contested knowledge of the climate\, the destructive use of joint resources\, and the injustices that are inherently connected. Air is critically bound to these – as collective\, active\, and intelligent material. \nThe interactive exhibits problematize the technical promises of climate engineering and life under the pressure of ever-increasing emissions. They present designerly and research-based approaches to what air carries with it and to the intimate processes of breathing. What kind of air would we inhabit once climatic tipping points have been passed? In which ways do local approaches and other technologies offer hope? What new (breathing) practices and routines are we developing as individuals and collectives? \nThe exhibition and all accompanying events and workshops are free of charge. \nThe exhibition rooms are wheelchair accessible. \n  \nEvents & Workshops \nOct 19\nVernissage  \nOct 20\nPublic guided tour\n(in German) \nOct 21\nSpeculative Workshop\, CLB Berlin\n(in German\, registration required) \nNov 04\nSpeculative Workshop\, Museum für Naturkunde\n(in English\, registration required) \nNov 09\nFinissage
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/airbound-sensing-collective-futures/
LOCATION:CLB BERLIN\, Prinzenstraße 84.2\, Berlin\, 10969\, Germany
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SUMMARY:Svetlana Levit\, “Analyzing Human Physical Reasoning and Strategy Exploration on Physical Puzzles”
DESCRIPTION:More details to follow.\n\n\nThis talk will take place in person at SCIoI. \nPhoto by Markus Spiske on Unsplash. \n 
URL:https://www.scienceofintelligence.de/event/thursday-morning-talk-svetlana-levit-project-30/
LOCATION:MAR 2.057
CATEGORIES:Thursday Morning Talk
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