Redressing the Emperor in Causal Clothing - Commentary on 'The Emperor's New Markov Blankets' by Bruineberg, Dolega, Dewhurst and Baltieri

Abstract

Over-flexibility in the definition of Friston blankets obscures a key distinction between observational and interventional inference. The latter requires cognizers form not just a causal representation of the world but also of their own boundary and relationship with it, in order to diagnose the consequences of their actions. We suggest this locates the blanket in the eye of the beholder.

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Behavioral & Brain Sciences, 45, e188.
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