Institute of Art and Ideas(@IAI_TV):We often think of the mind as something that passively perceives an objective world. But, in this interview, neuroscientist Karl Friston argues that the brain is not a mirror of reality but a prediction machine, constantly constructing the world it experiences. Drawing on the Free Energy Principle, he explains how perception, action, and consciousness emerge from the same underlying imperative: minimising surprise. Because of prediction, embodied action, and hierarchical inference, reality itself turns out to be something we actively build rather than simply observe. Click here to watch the full interview

2026.08.29 17:30

We often think of the mind as something that passively perceives an objective world. But, in this interview, neuroscientist Karl Friston argues that the brain is not a mirror of reality but a prediction machine, constantly constructing the world it experiences. Drawing on the Free Energy Principle, he explains how perception, action, and consciousness emerge from the same underlying imperative: minimising surprise. Because of prediction, embodied action, and hierarchical inference, reality itself turns out to be something we actively build rather than simply observe. Click here to watch the full interview