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q-bio.PE2026
Causal Architecture Dynamics Prior to Arrival of Self-replicators in a Model of Catalytic Networks Relevant to Origin-of-Life
Federico Pigozzi, Michael Levin
The paper investigates how causal structure emerges in a catalytic network model (GARD) before self-replicators appear, showing that increasing causal emergence predicts and suppor…
cs.NE2026
The Causally Emergent Alignment Hypothesis: Causal Emergence Aligns with and Predicts Final Reward in Reinforcement Learning Agents
Federico Pigozzi, Michael Levin
A hallmark of life on Earth is the ability of agents to exert causal power and be drivers of subsequent events. This is key to cognition at all scales. Causal emergence, measuring…