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Artificial Life: An Engineering Perspective

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Evolution of Dynamical Structures in Complex Systems

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Possible engineering applications of artificial life studies are surveyed. The relationship between the problems of artificial life and of artificial intelligence is discussed.

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Mikhailov, A. (1992). Artificial Life: An Engineering Perspective. In: Friedrich, R., Wunderlin, A. (eds) Evolution of Dynamical Structures in Complex Systems. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 69. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84781-3_16

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