This repository contains the source code for the simulations performed in Part I and II of the "Realising Synthetic Active Inference Agents" paper series. Simulations are performed with Jupyter Notebook, Julia and RxInfer.

Install Julia

In order to install the Julia language (v1.8 or higher), follow the platform-specific instructions at https://julialang.org/downloads/

Install Jupyter Notebook

Jupyter notebook is a framework for running Julia scripts (among other languages). It is well-suited for showing demo applications and interactive experimentation. In order to install Jupyter Notebook, follow the instructions at https://jupyter.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html

Install required packages

The simulation notebooks require several external packages. To install them, open Julia

$ julia

and enter the package prompt by typing a closing bracket

julia> ]

Next, activate the virtual environment

(v1.8) pkg> activate .

and instantiate the required packages

(LAIF) pkg> instantiate

This will download and install the required packages in the virtual environment named LAIF.

Run the demos

Exit Julia, navigate to the root directory and start a Jupyter server

~/LAIF$ jupyter notebook

A browser window will open, and you can select the demo you wish to run.

License

MIT License, Copyright (c) 2024 BIASlab http://biaslab.org