Massively parallel artificial intelligence
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Assembling living materials and engineering life-like technologies
Proceedings of the 13th annual conference on Genetic and evolutionary computation
Happiness is assortative in online social networks
Artificial Life
The complexification of engineering
Complexity
Introduction to recent developments in living technology
Artificial Life
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Artificial Life
Bespoke physics for living technology
Artificial Life
Artificial Life
Artificial Life
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The concept of living technology---that is, technology that is based on the powerful core features of life---is explained and illustrated with examples from artificial life software, reconfigurable and evolvable hardware, autonomously self-reproducing robots, chemical protocells, and hybrid electronic-chemical systems. We define primary (secondary) living technology according as key material components and core systems are not (are) derived from living organisms. Primary living technology is currently emerging, distinctive, and potentially powerful, motivating this review. We trace living technology's connections with artificial life (soft, hard, and wet), synthetic biology (top-down and bottom-up), and the convergence of nano-, bio-, information, and cognitive (NBIC) technologies. We end with a brief look at the social and ethical questions generated by the prospect of living technology.