Swarm Intelligence

information. Psychologists have had a very hard time finding examples

of real logic being used in human cognition.

We seem here to be arguing in favor of stupidity. Of course that’s not

the point. The point is that much thinking might not be best character-

ized as “deep” information processing. Perhaps it is better thought of as a

relatively shallow process of imagined social interactions. From this

view, the power of human intellect will not be found hidden away in the

mystical recesses of the brain, but rather should be sought in the open, in

the links between people.

Agency

What is an agent? We have seen some examples, for instance, in Minsky’s

societies ...