Let's interplay! Does co-evolution enable or constrain?

Evo Busseniers

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2017, vol. 114, issue C, 27-34

Abstract: In various domains, there is an interplay at work: elements form and influence a structure, but this structure in turn influences the elements. By time, rigidity often turns in: the structure start to have its own goals, and cant be influenced anymore by the elements. How can one avoid this from happening? I propose two strategies: make sure there is enough diversity, and endorse a constant opposition. To illustrate this last countermeasure, I built a simulation. This showed that it is possible to avoid the emergence of the classical power-law distribution, giving rise to a more dynamical situation where the top agent is constantly changing. These considerations are applied to the concept of the global brain, in order to avoid that this becomes another imposing structure.

Keywords: Co-evolution; Constant opposition; Mathematical model; Rigidity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2016.07.022

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