Project title

Hybrid Agencies: Interacting with Biological and Artificial Systems

Project description

Michael Levin is advisor for Anna Ciaunica’s team to study the question of agency in hybrid evolved and engineered systems. This NIAS-Lorentz Theme Group will use a number of frameworks to develop conceptual and practical tools to recognize, understand, communicate with, and ethically relate to a wide range of novel beings. Relevant links of his prior work include the papers listed on the Levin Lab website: publications and other material or check out the Thoughtforms website.

Selected publications

Visualization of the nervous system in a planarian flatworm made to have 4 heads by Junji Morokuma and Nestor Oviedo, Levin Lab