title: Open problems in artificial life.
abstract: This article lists fourteen open problems in artificial life, each of which is a grand challenge requiring a major advance on a fundamental issue for its solution. Each problem is briefly explained, and, where deemed helpful, some promising paths to its solution are indicated.
authors.affiliation: Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd., Portland, OR 97202, USA. mab@reed.edu
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bedau
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: McCaskill
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Packard
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Adami
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikegami
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Ray
mesh_terms: D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003198:Computer Simulation; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D004989:Ethics; D006801:Humans; D019369:Life