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In this paper we propose a mechanism based on Darwinist principles applied on-line that provides organisms with the capability of adapting through the use of their interaction with their surroundings in order to improve the level of satisfaction obtained. The mechanism involves a two level concurrent operation of evolutionary processes. The processing carried out in the first, or unconscious level, leads to a current, or conscious model of the world and the organism, which is employed for evaluating candidate strategies, using as fitness the predicted motivation satisfaction.
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Bellas, F., Lamas, A., Duro, R.J. (2001). Adaptive Behavior through a Darwinist Machine. In: Kelemen, J., Sosík, P. (eds) Advances in Artificial Life. ECAL 2001. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 2159. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44811-X_8
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