# An in&#45;depth discussion on &#8220;World models in natural and artificial intelligence&#8221;

Presenter: Bradly Alicea

Contribution: Interactive Workshop

Public ID: talk&#45;5692adbd77367c89

## Submitted abstract

This session will be a summary and discussion group for the special issue &#34;World Models in Natural and Artificial Intelligence&#34;&#44; published in the Royal Society A journal in May 2026&#46; We will offer a summary of the special issue content&#44; along with a discussion of Active Inference related topics and future directions from the work presented in the issue&#46;

Source: [submitted source](<https://2026symposium.activeinference.institute/>)

Abstract SHA256: ff4dc864810f67e3d3a744d59eb07fd49334a74401b3776176e4a19223a59c83

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## Public learning resources

These approved event resources are starting points; topic relevance and author identity have not been inferred.

- Active Inference Ontology: https&#58;&#47;&#47;github&#46;com&#47;ActiveInferenceInstitute&#47;Active&#95;Inference&#95;Ontology
- Cognitive Agent Modeling: https&#58;&#47;&#47;github&#46;com&#47;ActiveInferenceInstitute&#47;ActiveInferenceImplementations
- GEO&#45;INFER: https&#58;&#47;&#47;github&#46;com&#47;ActiveInferenceInstitute&#47;GEO&#95;INFER
- Generalized Notation Notation: https&#58;&#47;&#47;github&#46;com&#47;ActiveInferenceInstitute&#47;Generalized&#95;Notation&#95;Notation
- pymdp: https&#58;&#47;&#47;github&#46;com&#47;infer&#45;actively&#47;pymdp
- Reproducible publication template: https&#58;&#47;&#47;github&#46;com&#47;docxology&#47;template

OpenAlex discovery-only search (not a verified identity or literature match): https&#58;&#47;&#47;openalex&#46;org&#47;works&#63;search&#61;An&#37;20in&#45;depth&#37;20discussion&#37;20on&#37;20&#37;E2&#37;80&#37;9CWorld&#37;20models&#37;20in&#37;20natural&#37;20and&#37;20artificial&#37;20intelligence&#37;E2&#37;80&#37;9D
