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Nature 409, 409-411 (18 January 2001) | doi:10.1038/35053196
feature The relationship between matter and life
Rodney Brooks1
The disciplines of artificial intelligence and artificial life build computational systems inspired by various aspects of life. Despite the fact that living systems are composed only of non-living atoms there seems to be limits in the current levels of understanding within these disciplines in what is necessary to bridge the gap between non-living and living matter.
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