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question:how-does-emergent-causality-change-when-the-system-is-changed-to-adapt-to-the-environmentHow does emergent causality change when the system is changed to adapt to the environment?
Link between emergence and adaptation.
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extracted_from(2023) · Bing Yuan · Jiang Zhang · Aobo Lyu · Jiayun Wu +5
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- Causal EmergencegatesCore concept: degree to which an agent exerts unique predictive power on its future; key to cognition at all scales.
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