Computer 'Beings' Evolve as Society - Discovery Channel

"Millions of computer-generated entities that live and die by natural selection could reveal how our own culture and language evolve.

The software agents are part of a project called NEW TIES (New and Emergent World Models Through Individual, Evolutionary, and Social Learning), which draws on the expertise of five European research institutions to push computer simulation of artificial worlds further than ever before." (more) Discovery Channel :: News :: Computer 'Beings' Evolve as Society