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Where do the specific goal states come from? What determines the set points?

Question about the origin of teleonomic targets.

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Endless forms most beautiful 2.0: teleonomy and the bioengineering of chimaeric and synthetic organisms

(2023) · Clawson, Wesley P. · Levin, Michael

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Xenobots’ anatomical and behavioral goals are emergent, rather than directly selected over aeons.
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Argues that goal states arise without direct evolutionary sculpting.

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