Towards information based space-time patterns as a foundation for agent representation in dynamical systems

Daniel Polani; Martin Biehl; Takashi Ikegami

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Towards information based space-time patterns as a foundation for agent representation in dynamical systems

Daniel Polani, Martin Biehl, Takashi Ikegami

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We present some arguments why existing methods for rep- resenting agents fall short in applications crucial to artificial life. Using a thought experiment involving a fictitious dy- namical systems model of the biosphere we argue that the metabolism, motility, and the concept of counterfactual vari- ation should be compatible with any agent representation in dynamical systems. We then propose an information theo- retic notion which we believe can serve as the basic building block of an agent defintion. We argue that these patterns are capable of solving the problems mentioned before. We also show some preliminary results of applying the notion to a small game of life cellular automaton.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Artificial Life Conference 2016
Subtitle of host publication	The 15th International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems
Editors	Carlos Gershenson, Tom Froese, Jesus M Siqueiros, Wendy Aguilar, Eduardo J. Izquierdo, Hiroki Sayama
Place of Publication	Cambridge, MA, USA
Publisher	MIT Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780262339360
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7551/978-0-262-33936-0-ch115
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2016

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Polani, D., Biehl, M., & Ikegami, T. (2016). Towards information based space-time patterns as a foundation for agent representation in dynamical systems. In C. Gershenson, T. Froese, J. M. Siqueiros, W. Aguilar, E. J. Izquierdo, & H. Sayama (Eds.), Proceedings of the Artificial Life Conference 2016: The 15th International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems MIT Press. https://doi.org/10.7551/978-0-262-33936-0-ch115

Polani, Daniel ; Biehl, Martin ; Ikegami, Takashi. / Towards information based space-time patterns as a foundation for agent representation in dynamical systems. Proceedings of the Artificial Life Conference 2016: The 15th International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems. editor / Carlos Gershenson ; Tom Froese ; Jesus M Siqueiros ; Wendy Aguilar ; Eduardo J. Izquierdo ; Hiroki Sayama. Cambridge, MA, USA : MIT Press, 2016.

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Polani, D, Biehl, M & Ikegami, T 2016, Towards information based space-time patterns as a foundation for agent representation in dynamical systems. in C Gershenson, T Froese, JM Siqueiros, W Aguilar, EJ Izquierdo & H Sayama (eds), Proceedings of the Artificial Life Conference 2016: The 15th International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA. https://doi.org/10.7551/978-0-262-33936-0-ch115

Towards information based space-time patterns as a foundation for agent representation in dynamical systems. / Polani, Daniel; Biehl, Martin; Ikegami, Takashi.
Proceedings of the Artificial Life Conference 2016: The 15th International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems. ed. / Carlos Gershenson; Tom Froese; Jesus M Siqueiros; Wendy Aguilar; Eduardo J. Izquierdo; Hiroki Sayama. Cambridge, MA, USA: MIT Press, 2016.

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Polani D, Biehl M, Ikegami T. Towards information based space-time patterns as a foundation for agent representation in dynamical systems. In Gershenson C, Froese T, Siqueiros JM, Aguilar W, Izquierdo EJ, Sayama H, editors, Proceedings of the Artificial Life Conference 2016: The 15th International Conference on the Synthesis and Simulation of Living Systems. Cambridge, MA, USA: MIT Press. 2016 doi: 10.7551/978-0-262-33936-0-ch115

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