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Subject: Re: Artificial ants
Keywords: Behavior modelling, DAI
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Date: 22 Dec 90 18:54:25 GMT
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	There was a guy at the MIT media lab (I thought was
	working under Minsky) that was using ants to demonstate 
	some of the principles (there were principles? don't
	hold me as affirming that) in his society of mind stuff.

	All I remember is seeing a demo sometime when I was haunting
	the halls over there (fun!).  The little ants (it was graphic)
	were modelled as far as food finding and trail making behaviour
	was concerned.  Someone might have a better idea on what was
	happening and I have no idea where the ant guy's work ended.

	E.O.Wilson's new book on ants is supposed to be really neat.

	That about exhausting my knowledge on that topic.   

	jj

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