We describe a composable dynamical system that uses the emergent properties of coupled random Boolean networks (RBNs) as a basis for a sub-symbolic artificial chemistry. The approach shows potential for open-ended emergent properties and may lead to a foundation for artificial life.
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@inproceedings(SS-ECAL09b,
author = "Adam Faulconbridge and Susan Stepney and Julian F. Miller and Leo S. D. Caves",
title = "{RBN-World}: A Sub-Symbolic Artificial Chemistry",
pages = "377-384",
crossref = "ECAL09"
)
@proceedings(ECAL09,
title = "ECAL 2009, Budapest, Hungary, September 2009",
booktitle = "ECAL 2009, Budapest, Hungary, September 2009",
series = "LNCS",
volume = 5777,
publisher = "Springer",
year = 2011
)