3 papers
physics.soc-ph2026
Adjacent Possible Innovation Dynamics on Local Optima Networks
Leonardo Rizzo, Edward D. Lee, János Kertész
We propose Local Optima Networks (LONs) as a formal framework for modeling innovation dynamics. A LON is a directed weighted graph in which nodes represent locally stable technolog…
cs.AI2026
AI sustains higher strategic tension than humans in chess
Adamo Cerioli, Edward D. Lee, Vito D. P. Servedio
Strategic decision-making requires balancing immediate opportunities against long-term objectives: a tension fundamental to competitive environments. We investigate this trade-off…
physics.soc-ph2025
Synthesis of innovation and obsolescence
Edward D. Lee, Christopher P. Kempes, Manfred D. Laubichler +14
Innovation and obsolescence describe the dynamics of ever-churning social and biological systems, from the development of economic markets to scientific and technological progress…