Evolutionary robotics: emergence of communication.
The emergence of communication is considered one of the major transitions in evolution. Recent work using robot-based simulation shows that communication arises spontaneously. While deceptive communication arises in a purely competitive setting, cooperative communication arises only subject to group or kin selection.
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Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA. hl274@cornell.edu
D000819:Animal Communication; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003163:Competitive Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D016571:Neural Networks, Computer; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods*; D012641:Selection, Genetic