emergence
Let an agent explain emergence with examples, models and philosophical positions, attribute contested claims, and separate the event sense of emerging.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain emergence with examples, models and philosophical positions, attribute contested claims, and separate the event sense of emerging.
The arising of novel properties, patterns or behaviours in a complex system from the interactions of its parts, which are not evident from the parts alone, as in flocking, traffic jams, ant colonies and phase transitions; philosophers distinguish weak from strong emergence, and whether consciousness is emergent is debated.
What it is for: Complex systems science, philosophy and engineering.
It can be explain emergence with examples; distinguish weak and strong emergence; find models such as agent-based simulations; separate other senses of emergence.
Distinguishing features
Whole shows properties parts lack
Arises from interactions
Often hard to predict
Philosophically debated
What it looks like
Not a single object; seen in patterns such as flocks, swarms and self-organised structures.
How it is recognised
Collective patterns from simple rules
Agent-based simulations
Designed central control is not emergence
Related models
is a kind of - category
is studied in - field
is related to - related concept
is contrasted with - philosophical position
In practice
Families and kinds
weak emergence
strong emergence (debated)
self-organisation
emergent behaviour in AI systems
engineered emergence
Standards and regulation
No specific regulation
Failure modes and hazards
Using emergence as a vague explanation
Presenting contested claims as settled
Overclaiming emergent abilities in AI
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.emergence-event
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Concept What emergence is.
Definitions differ.
Define
Definition.
Define
Definition.
- Which definition of emergence is used here? definition
- Is weak or strong emergence meant? boundary
Examples
Illustrations.
Examples
Examples.
- Which examples illustrate emergence, such as flocking or traffic jams? definition
- What simple rules produce them? definition
Models Studying emergence.
Models help.
Simulation
Agent-based models.
Simulation
Simulations.
- How can an agent-based model demonstrate emergent behaviour? action
- Which tools are used? provenance
Measure
Quantifying.
Measure
Measuring emergence.
- How do researchers try to quantify emergence? provenance
- Are the measures agreed? boundary
Philosophy Debates.
Views are contested.
Positions
Philosophical views.
Positions
Philosophical positions.
- How do philosophers argue for and against strong emergence? provenance
- Who holds which view? provenance
Mind
Consciousness.
Mind
Consciousness.
- Is consciousness emergent, according to different scholars? provenance
- Is the answer presented as open? boundary
Senses Disambiguation.
Emergence has other senses.
Event
Emerging.
Event
Event sense.
- Is emergence as an event, such as insects emerging or a plant surfacing, meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
AI
Emergent abilities.
AI
AI claims.
- Is a claim about emergent abilities in AI models supported by evidence? boundary
- Who makes and who disputes it? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should weak and strong emergence be separate entries?
- How should examples be linked?
- How should AI claims be attributed?