Psychoanalysis, Active Inference, Artificial Intelligence, and Human Development with Dr. Grant Brenner

About this episode

Dr. Grant Brenner joins Dr. O'Leary to discuss the intersection of psychology, physics, psychotherapy, and artificial intelligence.

Dr. Grant Brenner joins Dr. O'Leary to explore the fascinating intersection of human psychology, physics, psychotherapy and artificial intelligence. We discuss Active Inference and The Free Energy Principle along side how babies develop a sense of self and so much more. Please leave feedback at https://www.psydactic.com or send any comments to feedback@psydactic.com. References and readings (when available) are posted at the end of each episode transcript, located at psydactic.buzzspro...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. O'Leary

Guest: Dr. Grant Brenner

Topics covered

• psychoanalysis
• active inference
• artificial intelligence
• human development
• psychotherapy

Keywords

• psychoanalysis
• active inference
• artificial intelligence
• human development
• psychotherapy
• Free Energy Principle

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