Re: Is alife useful? Does it have commercial usage?

> > ALife is interesting but does it has any real usage at the current
> > level?
>
> ALife is about studying "life-as-it-could-be" as a way of understanding
> "life-as-it-is". It is a *research* program, not a way to make money !!!

I think it may be (and sometimes is) a way to make money -
just as AI is.
I will just mention robotics and optimization.

> You may find the essay "What's It All About, ALife?" of interest:
> http://members.tripod.com/kalle_t/all_aboutALife.html

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Maciej