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Group Behavior in Cellular Slime Molds
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Cellular slime molds are known for their unique group behavior where there are no leaders or pacemakers, but rather a group decision-making process based on signals and proximity to food. This behavior is similar to how flocks of birds make decisions together without a hierarchy.
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Cellular slime molds operate as a group with a decentralized decision-making process, similar to the flock of birds, without the presence of leaders or pacemakers.
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cellular slime molds
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Cellular slime molds operate as a group with a decentralized decision-making process, similar to the flock of birds, without the presence of leaders or pacemakers.
ChapterGroup Behavior in Cellular Slime Molds
EpisodeSlime Mold: 0% Mold, 100% Amazing
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The concept of bottom-up or decentralized decision making has become increasingly important in the 21st century, particularly in the design of artificial intelligence.
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Artificial Intelligence
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The concept of bottom-up or decentralized decision making has become increasingly important in the 21st century, particularly in the design of artificial intelligence. An article from the '80s proposed that the universe could be thought of as an operating system based on two bits.