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Joscha Bach - AGI24 Keynote (Cyberanimism)

Machine Learning Street Talk (MLST)

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Hierarchies of Mimesis Reveal the Software of Life

The concept of mimesis operates on a hierarchy where language represents the highest form. Below this, evolutionary competition among physical forms and the emergence of software agents or 'spirits' illustrate a complex relationship. These software agents engage in a meta-optimization process, selecting suitable hosts not merely by chance but through a deeper mimetic selection influenced by language structures. Living organisms are understood as self-organizing entities, where the architecture of the body is manifested by the software that organizes cellular structures. This perspective emphasizes that the essence of living nature lies in control structures and causal relationships rather than merely the molecular components or their interactions.

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