Human mind as prediction machine is actually pretty popular theory. See for example “Surfing Uncertainty. Prediction, Action, and the Embodied Cognition” by And

Human mind as prediction machine is actually pretty popular theory. See for example “Surfing Uncertainty. Prediction, Action, and the Embodied Cognition” by Andy Clark https://www.amazon.com/Surfing-Uncertainty-Prediction-Action-Embodied/dp/0190217014/ref=nodl_?dplnkId=711621fb-3102-46ee-84a8-4dc25581d94e https://www.amazon.com/Surfing-Uncertainty-Prediction-Action...