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> Since the offspring lack at least the ability to make offspring. That’s describing the earlier design. The later computer made design was able to produce not
by drdeca 5y ago
> Since the offspring lack at least the ability to make offspring.
That’s describing the earlier design. The later computer made design was able to produce not only grandchildren, but, iirc, even up to great great grandchildren.
- robotresearcher 5y agoThanks, I missed that. The text is below. It's not clear from the article if the repro is sustainable indefinitely. > Using artificial intelligence, the researchers found that if the xenobots were formed into certain shapes, such as that of the video game character Pac-Man, replication continued for further generations.
- drdeca 5y agoYes, the other article I read (which Wikipedia cites) mentioned great great grandchildren, but it wasn’t clear to me whether it seemed like it could continue indefinitely.