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Von Neumann redux: revisiting the self-referential logic of machine reproduction using the Avida world

McMullin, Barry orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-5789-2068 and Hasegawa, Tomonori (2012) Von Neumann redux: revisiting the self-referential logic of machine reproduction using the Avida world. In: EMCSR 2012: European Meeting on Systems and Cybernetics Research, 10-13 Apr 2012, Vienna, Austria.

Abstract
We introduce the distinctive, self-referential, logic of self-reproduction originally formulated by John von Neumann and present some initial results from a novel implementation of this abstract architecture, embedded within the Avida world. These show that, with this particular implementation, in this particular world, the von Neumann architecture proves to be evolutionarily unstable and degenerates, surprisingly easily, to a primitive, non-self-referential, “copying” or “template replication”, mode of reproduction. We briefly discuss some implications, and sketch prospects for further investigation.
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Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Event Type:Conference
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Self-reference; Self-reproduction; Semantic closure; Avida; von Neumann; Artificial life
Subjects:Engineering > Artificial life
Computer Science > Computer simulation
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Electronic Engineering
Research Initiatives and Centres > Research Institute for Networks and Communications Engineering (RINCE)
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
Funders:Complexity-NET, IRCSET
ID Code:16918
Deposited On:14 Oct 2013 12:52 by Barry Mcmullin . Last Modified 01 Sep 2020 12:40
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