<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The mind is a prediction system, but prediction... > The mind is a prediction system, but prediction becomes confinement when the expected pattern consumes the evidence arriving in front of it. Perception remains intelligent only while expectation can be corrected by surprise. **Source:** [[livestreams/Attention Loops and the Patterns That Shape Perception - Workbook|Attention Loops and the Patterns That Shape Perception]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The mind is a prediction system, but prediction becomes confinement when the expected pattern consumes the evidence arriving in front of it. Perception remains intelligent only while expectation can be corrected by surprise.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-mind-prediction-system-expectation-corrected-surprise ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->