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The Possible Irreducibility of Artificial Software Life - Bruce Edmonds

6 Conclusion


Given this different and more reasonable criteria of reducibility other views are now possible.

Possible world views given the new criteria of reducibility

If, following the above arguments, we do not reject the possibility of irreducible software artificial life just because it is running on a computer, we can examine some of the functional arguments relating to the expected reducibility of software artificial life (if it ever arose) on more practical grounds. In particular the expected reducibility of evolved software artificial life (given we don't know how else it might arise).


The Possible Irreducibility of Artificial Software Life - Bruce Edmonds - 20 MAY 97
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