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Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics

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Integrated Information in the Active Inference Framework

Aug 14, 2026

This study addresses the lack of quantitative measures for conscious information integration within the active inference framework by integrating Integrated Information Theory with generative models. We propose a novel metric for integrated information grounded in structural hypotheses. Through generative modeling and simulation experiments, we demonstrate a significant positive correlation between this metric and free energy, which strengthens as model scale increases. This work bridges a critical gap in quantifying consciousness within active inference, revealing intrinsic relationships among model complexity, information integration, and free energy. Consequently, it provides new theoretical foundations and quantitative tools for understanding the emergence of consciousness in intelligent agents, thereby advancing the computational characterization of conscious processing in artificial systems.

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Ollivier's Ricci Curvature on Complex-weighted Graphs

Aug 10, 2026

Existing discrete Ricci curvature methods struggle to handle networks with directionality and complex-valued weights, limiting their applicability in domains such as social, biological, and quantum systems. This work presents the first extension of Ollivier–Ricci curvature to complex-weighted graphs—encompassing directed graphs as a special case—and establishes a theoretical connection between this curvature and the magnetic Laplacian. By leveraging local neighborhood cycle structures, we derive rigorous upper and lower bounds for the curvature. Integrating optimal transport theory, combinatorial graph theory, and numerical optimization, we introduce the first well-defined Ollivier curvature for complex-weighted graphs, thereby unifying the treatment of directed edges and complex weights. The proposed curvature estimation algorithm demonstrates strong empirical performance and practical utility in community detection tasks on directed networks.

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Integrated Information in the Active Inference Framework

Aug 14, 2026

This study addresses the lack of quantitative measures for conscious information integration within the active inference framework by integrating Integrated Information Theory with generative models. We propose a novel metric for integrated information grounded in structural hypotheses. Through generative modeling and simulation experiments, we demonstrate a significant positive correlation between this metric and free energy, which strengthens as model scale increases. This work bridges a critical gap in quantifying consciousness within active inference, revealing intrinsic relationships among model complexity, information integration, and free energy. Consequently, it provides new theoretical foundations and quantitative tools for understanding the emergence of consciousness in intelligent agents, thereby advancing the computational characterization of conscious processing in artificial systems.

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Ollivier's Ricci Curvature on Complex-weighted Graphs

Aug 10, 2026

Existing discrete Ricci curvature methods struggle to handle networks with directionality and complex-valued weights, limiting their applicability in domains such as social, biological, and quantum systems. This work presents the first extension of Ollivier–Ricci curvature to complex-weighted graphs—encompassing directed graphs as a special case—and establishes a theoretical connection between this curvature and the magnetic Laplacian. By leveraging local neighborhood cycle structures, we derive rigorous upper and lower bounds for the curvature. Integrating optimal transport theory, combinatorial graph theory, and numerical optimization, we introduce the first well-defined Ollivier curvature for complex-weighted graphs, thereby unifying the treatment of directed edges and complex weights. The proposed curvature estimation algorithm demonstrates strong empirical performance and practical utility in community detection tasks on directed networks.

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