Detection and emergence

Eric Bonabeau (1) , Jean-Louis Dessalles (2, 3, 4)

1 Icosystem
2 Télécom ParisTech
3 INFRES - Département Informatique et Réseaux
4 LTCI - Laboratoire Traitement et Communication de l'Information

Two different conceptions of emergence are reconciled as two instances of the phenomenon of detection. In the process of comparing these two conceptions, we find that the notions of complexity and detection allow us to form a unified definition of emergence that clearly delineates the role of the observer.

Mots clés: emergence; detection

Domaines: Intelligence artificielle [cs.AI]; Complexité [cs.CC]

Eric Bonabeau, Jean-Louis Dessalles. Detection and emergence. Intellectica - La revue de l’Association pour la Recherche sur les sciences de la Cognition (ARCo), 1997, 25 (2), pp.85-94. ⟨hal-00616375⟩