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 )