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Area of Science:

  • Complex Systems Science
  • Artificial Life
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Robotics

Background:

  • Many systems exhibit self-organization, producing complex architectures from local interactions.
  • A clear distinction often exists between biological and engineered systems.
  • Emergent properties in self-organized systems are typically difficult to control or predict.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and define Morphogenetically Architected Complex Systems (MACS) as a unifying category.
  • To propose that MACS enable the "meta-design" and control of emergent properties.
  • To demonstrate the potential applications of MACS in both artificial and living systems.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of self-organized systems within Artificial Life.
  • Characterization of the relationship between emergent and functional properties in MACS.
  • Exploration of weak emergence and its reliance on simulation.

Main Results:

  • MACS are characterized by a strong link between emergent and functional properties.
  • Weak emergent properties are sufficient for a system to be classified as MACS.
  • The simulation-based nature of weak emergence facilitates system design and control.

Conclusions:

  • MACS offer a novel framework for understanding and designing complex systems.
  • The concept of MACS allows for the programming of emergence, applicable to artificial systems like robotic swarms.
  • MACS provide a basis for harnessing and redesigning living systems, such as synthetic bacterial films.