Multilevel selection as Bayesian inference, major transitions in individuality as structure learning
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.190202
Abstract: Complexity of life forms on the Earth has increased tremendously, primarily driven by subsequent evolutionary transitions in individuality, a mechanism in which units formerly being capable of independent replication combine to form higher-level evolutionary units.… read more here.
Keywords: bayesian inference; multilevel selection; individuality; transitions individuality ... See more keywords
Major evolutionary transitions in individuality between humans and AI
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DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2021.0408
Abstract: That humans might undergo future evolutionary transitions in individuality (ETIs) seems fanciful. However, drawing upon recent thinking concerning the origins of properties that underpin ETIs, I argue that certain ETIs are imminently realizable. Central to… read more here.
Keywords: transitions individuality; evolutionary transitions; major evolutionary; individuality humans ... See more keywords
Tradeoff breaking as a model of evolutionary transitions in individuality and limits of the fitness-decoupling metaphor
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DOI: 10.7554/elife.73715
Abstract: Evolutionary transitions in individuality (ETIs) involve the formation of Darwinian collectives from Darwinian particles. The transition from cells to multicellular life is a prime example. During an ETI, collectives become units of selection in their… read more here.
Keywords: transitions individuality; evolutionary transitions; tradeoff breaking; fitness ... See more keywords