The Nature of Code

5 Autonomous Agents

Life is a journey, not a destination.

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

Mo’i fish (photo courtesy of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

Six-finger threadfins (Polydactylus sexfilis), also known as fish of kings, or mo’i, in Hawaiian, are shown swimming in a shoal. The mo’i fish held a special status for Hawaiian royalty and were raised in dedicated ponds to ensure their population growth and prevent their extinction. The fish display a delicate and coordinated dance in their collective movement, with each individual mo’i subtly influencing and being influenced by its neighboring fish.

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