The adaptation must be specific. We are not talking about a stochastic trick in which random variation creates an illusion of variety and repetition.

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• The adaptation must be specific, not a stochastic trick in which random variation creates an illusion of variety.claim0.969
  Distinguishes genuine context-driven adaptation from mere statistical randomness.
• If indeed the programs are so complex, then it is likely that they, too, will be potentially subject to hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of egregious mistakes of adaptation.hypothesis0.773
  Extends the mistake analysis from buildings to software, predicting that complex programs without generating processes will be full of adaptation failures.
• Once generic patterns have been established, it is relatively easy to generate local individual variations in a genuine and practical way.claim0.769
  Practical advice that a solid pattern language makes personalized design feasible at scale.
• Rules are wrongly formulated and processes are too rigid to allow adaptation; they cannot allow life to occur.claim0.764
  General statement that current rules and processes are fundamentally incompatible with living structure.
• The intricate and context-specific adaptation that shapes every detail differently is a necessary structural feature of all life.claim0.761
  Foundational claim about the necessity of adaptation for life in structures.
• What was difficult or impossible as a larger act of social transformation becomes possible when one uses a genetic approach of small snippets.claim0.758
  Summarizes the practical advantage of breaking complex new processes into small, individually adoptable sequences.
• How then — realistically — in the modern world can we get the subtle fine detail of adaptation, variation, and harmony which makes every component slightly different, and yet do it at the break-neck speed of modern giant projects and in the colossal quantities required for the largest projects?question0.756
  The central practical question the chapter sets out to answer.
• An artificial model replicating mechanisms of self-illusion can test hypotheses and reveal novel affordances for non-human intelligence.hypothesis0.755
  Methodological proposal to integrate knowledge from contemplative and cognitive science into AI/artificial life frameworks.