Emergent behavior, properly observed, plays a nasty trick on the mind. Consider the case of a flock of birds. Most casual observers are predisposed to accept that birds flock together. However, watch for long enough and you might think “conspiring together” is a better way of viewing the whole demonstration. The fact is that birds display remarkably complex behaviour patterns, yet birds have no apparent leaders.
Swarm intelligence
Swarm intelligence
Swarm intelligence
Emergent behavior, properly observed, plays a nasty trick on the mind. Consider the case of a flock of birds. Most casual observers are predisposed to accept that birds flock together. However, watch for long enough and you might think “conspiring together” is a better way of viewing the whole demonstration. The fact is that birds display remarkably complex behaviour patterns, yet birds have no apparent leaders.