Complex Adaptive Systems (cas)
nInteracting agents respond to stimuli.
nStimulus-response behavior is defined in terms of rules.
nAgents adapt by changing rules as experience accumulates.
nAgents aggregate into meta-agents whose behavior is
emergent.
nHow can a collection of dumb things emerge smart system
behavior?
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Frozen
Chaos
Fragmentation
cas
Self
Organization
Web services?
1998 Agents
1995 Components
1993 Business Objects
1980 Classes
1970 Procedures