linkedin post 2018-12-13 06:14:39

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CONSCIOUSNESS. "We believe that if artificial life is to possess consciousness, it must be something that is based upon evolution rather than a fixed, static algorithm. Limiting artificial life to a fixed algorithm is like making it a slave, by making it incapable of achieving a certain level of thought; this is because an algorithm would either limit the artificial life to a specific kind of task or a specific way of thinking." https://lnkd.in/etiQ6T7 View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2018-12-14 04:41:36

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NATURAL EVOLUTION, in the results we see today, is replete with the most indescribable biological innovation of both form and function, at all levels, from molecules, to genetic programs, biochemical systems, and to ecosystems. Nature appears to have unlimited creativity, a driving joy for scientists captivated by their beauty and complexity. View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2018-12-14 04:44:14

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ARTIFICIAL LIFE, as it is called, has contributed a very critical element to our knowledge of many things. But most of all, the concept that natural unguided processes of mutation, selection, and evolution can be far more creative than evolution that is man-made or directed. Nature appears to have an unlimited and unfettered creativity. This is the true gift of work on artificial life. View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2018-12-15 06:21:47

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FRAGMENT FROM NATURE concludes this weekend on the theme of the (nearly) universal genetic code, and the deviations from this code. In a world where everything evolves and diversification is the common factor, having a highly conserved code is perplexing. And for sure, in the beginning, it was not how it is today. How did this arise? View in LinkedIn
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