![Diagrams showing features of habitual behavior (e.g., eating snack when focusing on work) and goal-directed behavior (planning a meal to lose weight). Left: habitual behavior with features like automatic, model-free, and fast; Right: goal-directed behavior with features like thoughtful, model-based, and slow.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/uploads/prodnew/2024/06/Variational-Bayes-BlogHeroFeature-1400x788-1.png)
Synergizing habits and goals with variational Bayes: A new framework for biological and artificial embodied agents
The Bayesian behavior framework synergizes habits and goals through variational Bayesian methods, offering new insights on sensorimotor behavior and comprehension of actions.