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In an energy-based model, the energy function represents an unnormalized density, with lower-energy states favored.

Alexander Mattick · Why Scaling Prediction Cannot Create Intelligence - Alexander Mattick · 21 Sept 2026

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“Energy functions correspond to an unnormalized density. The lower the energy, the more favored the state, just like in physics where low energy states are preferred.”

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