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  • Quantum Physics
  • Collective Intelligence

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  • Type I contextuality is common in classical and quantum systems.
  • Type II contextuality is typically associated with quantum mechanics.
  • Emerging evidence suggests Type II contextuality may exist in classical psychological and decision-making contexts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate Type II contextuality in classical systems.
  • To explore decision-making by collective intelligence systems as a potential source of Type II contextuality.
  • To simulate ant colony decision-making during nest emigration.

Main Methods:

  • Simulated nest emigration behavior of *Temnothorax albipennis* ants.
  • Analysis of decision-making processes within a simulated collective intelligence system.
  • Testing for violations of Dzhafarov's inequality for a 4-cyclic system.

Main Results:

  • The simulated ant colonies exhibited intransitivity in their decision-making.
  • The observed intransitivity approached, but did not violate, Dzhafarov's inequality.
  • The results suggest that Type II contextuality may be present but difficult to detect in this classical system.

Conclusions:

  • Decision-making in collective intelligence systems, like ant colonies, may exhibit Type II contextuality.
  • Further research with advanced simulations and experimental designs is necessary to confirm and characterize Type II contextuality in classical settings.
  • This study highlights the potential for finding quantum-like phenomena in non-quantum systems.