"…generic quantum systems can be regarded as obervers, which…become agents capable of assigning semantics to observational outcomes."
Chris Fields
"…generic quantum systems can be regarded as obervers, which…become agents capable of assigning semantics to observational outcomes."
Chris Fields
"…generic quantum systems can be regarded as obervers, which…become agents capable of assigning semantics to observational outcomes."
Chris Fields
First Principles First
Towards a Science of Mindful Agents, Societies and Observer Languages
Towards a Science and Technology of Sentient Agents Based Upon First Principles and Nature
FP1 Introduction With Dr. John H. Clippinger
FP1 Introduction With Dr. John H. Clippinger
First Principles First is a platform dedicated to exploring sentient technologies and their societal impact. We bring together diverse experts to provide scientifically-grounded information on natural and synthetic intelligences, focusing on innovative thinkers who challenge conventional wisdom. As we enter the "age of sentience," we track the development of self-aware, multiscale agents and explore the shift from traditional enlightenment thinking to a new paradigm of "entanglement." Through curated content and expert analysis, we aim to advance our understanding of these technologies and their potential to reshape society.
First Principles First is a platform dedicated to exploring sentient technologies and their societal impact. We bring together diverse experts to provide scientifically-grounded information on natural and synthetic intelligences, focusing on innovative thinkers who challenge conventional wisdom. As we enter the "age of sentience," we track the development of self-aware, multiscale agents and explore the shift from traditional enlightenment thinking to a new paradigm of "entanglement." Through curated content and expert analysis, we aim to advance our understanding of these technologies and their potential to reshape society.
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Sep 26, 2024
In this episode, we delve into Yuval Harari's latest book, Nexus, exploring the intersection of information networks, democracy, and AI. We discuss how our transition from oral traditions to written texts has shaped collective action and the implications for modern democracies. This conversation raises critical questions about the nature of rights, the role of AI in legal systems, and the potential for a more responsive democracy.
Sep 13, 2024
In this episode, we delve into the fundamental questions surrounding intelligence, consciousness, and the underlying science. We explore insights on the future of artificial intelligence, the importance of neuroimaging, and the potential for new treatments for neurological and psychological disorders. Discover the fascinating intersection of mind, brain, and behavior.
Sep 5, 2024
In this episode, we explore how technology has shaped democracy, from ancient systems to modern digital and cognitive advancements. We challenge the notion that democracy is self-sustaining, emphasizing the need for new structures to adapt to our rapidly evolving technological landscape.
Sep 26, 2024
In this episode, we delve into Yuval Harari's latest book, Nexus, exploring the intersection of information networks, democracy, and AI. We discuss how our transition from oral traditions to written texts has shaped collective action and the implications for modern democracies. This conversation raises critical questions about the nature of rights, the role of AI in legal systems, and the potential for a more responsive democracy.
Sep 13, 2024
In this episode, we delve into the fundamental questions surrounding intelligence, consciousness, and the underlying science. We explore insights on the future of artificial intelligence, the importance of neuroimaging, and the potential for new treatments for neurological and psychological disorders. Discover the fascinating intersection of mind, brain, and behavior.
Sep 5, 2024
In this episode, we explore how technology has shaped democracy, from ancient systems to modern digital and cognitive advancements. We challenge the notion that democracy is self-sustaining, emphasizing the need for new structures to adapt to our rapidly evolving technological landscape.
Sep 4, 2024
Building Smarter AI: Active Inference & Nested Models | 05
Andrew Pashea, Bert de Vries, Daniel Friedman and Dmitry Bagaev
In this episode, we explore the challenges and opportunities of building sophisticated models with active inference, focusing on practical implementation in scalable AI and the future of principled AI in solving real-world problems.
The Prospect of Quantum Conscious Autonomous Agents
How might advances in Quantum Complexity inform the next generation of AI agents?
Persistent Self-Governing Entities
How might living, self-aware agents inform DAOs and decentralized Governance?
Persistent Self-Governing Entities
How might living, self-aware agents inform DAOs and decentralized Governance?
Autonomous DeSci Agents & Free Energy Principle
How might Decentralized Scientific Agents and the Free Energy Principle offer scale and domain free risk adjusted credentials for climate finance, economic value recognition and allocation and adjudication and enforcement of rights?
Autonomous DeSci Agents & Free Energy Principle
How might Decentralized Scientific Agents and the Free Energy Principle offer scale and domain free risk adjusted credentials for climate finance, economic value recognition and allocation and adjudication and enforcement of rights?
Interface of Classical and Quantum Consciousness
Is it really necessary to include an interface between quantum and classical states to account for natural and synthetic intelligences?
Interface of Classical and Quantum Consciousness
Is it really necessary to include an interface between quantum and classical states to account for natural and synthetic intelligences?
Persistent Self-Governing Entities
How might living, self-aware agents inform DAOs and decentralized Governance?
Autonomous DeSci Agents & Free Energy Principle
How might decentralized scientific agents and the free energy principle offer scale and domain-free, risk-adjusted credentials for climate finance, economic value recognition and allocation, and adjudication and enforcement of rights?
Interface of Classical and Quantum Consciousness
Is it really necessary to include an interface between quantum and classical states to account for natural and synthetic intelligences?
New Era of Computational Consciousness
Are there “first principles” for a science of living cognizant beings – synthetic and natural? Are we in the midst of a paradigm shift (in the Thomas Kuhnian sense) in what is considered mental and material reality and the reimagination of societal and economic institutions as nested living cognitive beings? Are we entering a new sphere of existence co-inhabited by other intentional biological and synthetic beings? What is the evidence? The goal is to have different episodes build upon one another to identify a working consensus for a new scientific paradigm and computational framework for natural and synthetic agents. The audience will be engaged in this process through questions and comments with the guests and through their interactions with synthetic AI models of different schools of thought.
Synthetic Cognizant Agents
Synthetic Cognizant Agents
Paradigm Shifts
Paradigm Shifts
Computational Frameworks for Scalable Applications
Computational Frameworks for Scalable Applications
Mind Fields of Nested Agents
Mind Fields of Nested Agents
"We’re bridging the gap between neuroscience, physics, biology, and artificial intelligence, creating sentient systems that can think, adapt, and act like humans"
"We’re bridging the gap between neuroscience, physics, biology, and artificial intelligence, creating sentient systems that can think, adapt, and act like humans"
"We’re bridging the gap between neuroscience, physics, biology, and artificial intelligence, creating sentient systems that can think, adapt, and act like humans"
Dr. John H. Clippinger
Co-Founder
Co-Founder
Co-Founder
Co-Founder
Inventions Come and Go Discoveries Are Forever
Science discovers those first principles that forever change our realities and ourselves.
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01.
Evidence-Based and Augmented Collective Deliberation and Belief Alignment
A goal here is to have a principled AI agent framework that can augment complex human and institutional deliberative processes and help achieve group alignments around shared beliefs grounded in evidence and transparent, self-explanatory and evolving models.
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02.
Edge-Based Distributed, Secure Data, Identity- and Privacy-Preserving
We focus on creating edge networks of secure, distributed models that operate locally, ensuring data privacy and identity sovereignty and to minimizing the need for extensive computational resources.
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03.
Embed DeSci Computational Method in Societal Processes
In order to restore truth and authority to societal, economic, business, and governmental processes, we explore means for embedding computational scientific methods to resolve uncertainty and to accelerate learning and risk mitigation.
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04.
Regenerative Finance and Valuing Bioregional Credits
A major impediment to financing carbon sequestration and biodiversity is the lack of scalable and trusted scientific metrics for verification. Active Inference and FEP models offer a scientifically grounded basis for valuing natural assets and generating nature -based currencies and assets. FP1.ai wants to to collaborate with those engaged in bioregional finance and geospatial model to undertake pilot projects.
"Here’s to the Crazy Ones"
Dr. John H. Clippinger
Host, Author and Advocate
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
Dr. Chris Fields
Independent Scientist
Specializing in classical and quantum information-theoretic principles applied to developmental biology and cognitive neuroscience.
Prof. Karl Friston
Neuroscientist and Theoretician
Authority on brain imaging and theoretical neuroscience, especially the use of physics-inspired statistical methods to model neuroimaging data and other random dynamical systems. Father of Active Inferencing and Free Energy Principle.
Prof. David Silbersweig
Psychiatrist, MD. and Neuroscientist
Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Co-Director of the Institute for the Neurosciences at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Stanley Cobb Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Don Hoffman
Cognitive Psychologist and Author
Studies consciousness, visual perception and evolutionary psychology using mathematical models and psychophysical experiments.
Dr. Tom Kehler
Scientist and Entrepreneur
Chief Scientist, Co-Founder, and Board Member at CrowdSmart, leveraging 30+ years in AI and collective intelligence technologies.
Prof. Anil Seth
Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex and a proponent of materialist explanations of consciousness, he is currently among the most cited scholars globally on neuroscience and cognitive science topics.
Prof. Bert de Vries
BIASlab, Lazy Dynam
Inspired by computational neuroscience, Bayesian machine learning, and signal processing systems to develop intelligent autonomous agents that learn from their environment to automate novel signal processing and control algorithms.
Daniel Friedman
President and Co-Founder of the Active Inference Institute
Ph.D. from Stanford University, studying the evolution of collective behavior in ants and contributing significantly to research in gene expression evolution in ants and bees. Diverse interests include fractals, burritos, metaphors, and drawing.
Andrew Pasha
Data Analyst, LEARN Charter School Network
Scientist and engineer with expertise in economics and machine learning; MA in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago.
David Lovejoy
Managing Director
A serial entrepreneur with an MBA from the University of British Columbia, founder and CEO of Horizon Search, media producer, business advisor, and former executive tour guide in Japan.
"Here’s to the Crazy Ones"
Dr. John H. Clippinger
Host, Author and Advocate
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
Dr. Chris Fields
Independent Scientist
Specializing in classical and quantum information-theoretic principles applied to developmental biology and cognitive neuroscience.
Prof. Karl Friston
Neuroscientist and Theoretician
Authority on brain imaging and theoretical neuroscience, especially the use of physics-inspired statistical methods to model neuroimaging data and other random dynamical systems. Father of Active Inferencing and Free Energy Principle.
Prof. David Silbersweig
Psychiatrist, MD. and Neuroscientist
Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Co-Director of the Institute for the Neurosciences at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Stanley Cobb Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Don Hoffman
Cognitive Psychologist and Author
Studies consciousness, visual perception and evolutionary psychology using mathematical models and psychophysical experiments.
Dr. Tom Kehler
Scientist and Entrepreneur
Chief Scientist, Co-Founder, and Board Member at CrowdSmart, leveraging 30+ years in AI and collective intelligence technologies.
Prof. Anil Seth
Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex and a proponent of materialist explanations of consciousness, he is currently among the most cited scholars globally on neuroscience and cognitive science topics.
Prof. Bert de Vries
BIASlab, Lazy Dynam
Inspired by computational neuroscience, Bayesian machine learning, and signal processing systems to develop intelligent autonomous agents that learn from their environment to automate novel signal processing and control algorithms.
Daniel Friedman
President and Co-Founder of the Active Inference Institute
Ph.D. from Stanford University, studying the evolution of collective behavior in ants and contributing significantly to research in gene expression evolution in ants and bees. Diverse interests include fractals, burritos, metaphors, and drawing.
Andrew Pasha
Data Analyst, LEARN Charter School Network
Scientist and engineer with expertise in economics and machine learning; MA in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago.
David Lovejoy
Managing Director
A serial entrepreneur with an MBA from the University of British Columbia, founder and CEO of Horizon Search, media producer, business advisor, and former executive tour guide in Japan.
"Here’s to the Crazy Ones"
Dr. John H. Clippinger
Host, Author and Advocate
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
Dr. Chris Fields
Independent Scientist
Specializing in classical and quantum information-theoretic principles applied to developmental biology and cognitive neuroscience.
Prof. Karl Friston
Neuroscientist and Theoretician
Authority on brain imaging and theoretical neuroscience, especially the use of physics-inspired statistical methods to model neuroimaging data and other random dynamical systems. Father of Active Inferencing and Free Energy Principle.
Prof. David Silbersweig
Psychiatrist, MD. and Neuroscientist
Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Co-Director of the Institute for the Neurosciences at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Stanley Cobb Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Don Hoffman
Cognitive Psychologist and Author
Studies consciousness, visual perception and evolutionary psychology using mathematical models and psychophysical experiments.
Dr. Tom Kehler
Scientist and Entrepreneur
Chief Scientist, Co-Founder, and Board Member at CrowdSmart, leveraging 30+ years in AI and collective intelligence technologies.
Prof. Anil Seth
Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex and a proponent of materialist explanations of consciousness, he is currently among the most cited scholars globally on neuroscience and cognitive science topics.
Prof. Bert de Vries
BIASlab, Lazy Dynam
Inspired by computational neuroscience, Bayesian machine learning, and signal processing systems to develop intelligent autonomous agents that learn from their environment to automate novel signal processing and control algorithms.
Daniel Friedman
President and Co-Founder of the Active Inference Institute
Ph.D. from Stanford University, studying the evolution of collective behavior in ants and contributing significantly to research in gene expression evolution in ants and bees. Diverse interests include fractals, burritos, metaphors, and drawing.
Andrew Pasha
Data Analyst, LEARN Charter School Network
Scientist and engineer with expertise in economics and machine learning; MA in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago.
David Lovejoy
Managing Director
A serial entrepreneur with an MBA from the University of British Columbia, founder and CEO of Horizon Search, media producer, business advisor, and former executive tour guide in Japan.
"Here’s to the Crazy Ones"
Dr. John H. Clippinger
Founder of Fp1, Host of the Fp1 podcast, Author, and Advocate
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
Dr. Chris Fields
Independent Scientist
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
Prof. Karl Friston
Neuroscientist, Theoretician
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
Prof. David Silbersweig
Psychiatrist, MD. and Neuroscientist
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
Dr. Don Hoffman
Cognitive Psychologist, Author
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
Dr. Tom Kehler
Scientist, Entrepreneur
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
Prof. Anil Seth
Neuroscientist, Author, Keynote Speaker
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
Prof. Bert de Vries
BIASlab, Co-Founder of Lazy Dynamics, Principal Scientist at GN Hearing A/S
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
Daniel Friedman
President and Co-Founder of the Active Inference Institute
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
David Lovejoy
Managing Director of Fp1, Founder and CEO of Horizon Search, Inc.
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
Andrew Pasha
Data Analyst, LEARN Charter School Network
Researcher, and entrepreneur in self-organizing agents, AI and computational linguistics, policy advocate for privacy, self-sovereign identity, and advocate for new generation of societal and ecological polities and institutions grounded in scientific first principles.
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Contribute your insights to shape the future of AI and human cognition
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Nullius in Verba
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First Principles First is at the forefront of developing AI agents that act as proxies for humans, capable of managing tasks autonomously and securely in diverse environments.
Nullius in Verba
Take No One's Word for It
First Principles First is at the forefront of developing AI agents that act as proxies for humans, capable of managing tasks autonomously and securely in diverse environments.
