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Amplification of the successor function under varying initial conditions. For each pixel in the heatmap, 100 soups containing 5000 expressions are run for 106 collisions. We measure the number of soups containing at least 20% successor functions at the end of their runs. Each soup is initialized with a small fraction of successor functions (yaxis), and a large fraction of test functions (x-axis). Bright yellow indicates that all soups have a large quantity of successor functions, dark blue indicates that none do. -- cs.FL

Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biophysics, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Nanotechnology & SynBio, Origin & Evolution of Life, Status Report

Prebiotic Functional Programs: Endogenous Selection In An Artificial Chemistry

by Keith CowingSeptember 15, 2025September 14, 2025

Artificial chemistry simulations produce many intriguing emergent behaviors, but they are often difficult to steer or control.