In response to a question about whether emergence can be optimized, with the questioner noting that natural selection requires an optimal mutation frequency (too much mutation causes breakdown, too little causes insufficient variation), Krakow acknowledges it's an interesting idea but is uncertain how plausible the analogy is, though SFI has done work on optimization of mutation rates.

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David Krakow

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oh I don't know um it's an interesting idea I mean in fact the the first I'm not sure how plausible the analogy is but it's very interesting right optimization mutation rates something that we've worked on a lot in fact at SFI um it's an interesting question whether Evolution created a screened off hierarchy um and how far that hierarchy extends

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Part One: Complex WorldSanta Fe Institute
Created: 8/10/2026, 10:52:22 PM

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