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noun
The collective behavior of decentralized, self-organized systems, whether natural or artificial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: artificial intelligence
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Synonyms: SI, hivemind
Antonyms: none provided
History
Introduced by Gerardo Beni and Jing Wang in 1989, in the context of cellular robotic systems.
Across languages
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