Post #673278
2023-10-10 13:05 UTC
New blog post just dropped!
"Assembly theory is cool... but doesn't quite do what its inventors say it does."
http://www.johannesjaeger.eu/blog/assembly-theory-is-cool
reviewing this recent Nature paper:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06600-9
news & views here:
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03061-y
#evolution #complexityscience #innovation #possibilityspace
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@yoginho@spore.social 2023-10-10 13:06
TL;DR: I think assembly theory has lots of merit and potential, but this particular paper frames its argument in a way which is unfortunate and, frankly, more than just a bit misleading. My personal suspicion is that this has two reasons: (1) the authors hyped up their claims to get the paper published in a glam journal, plus (2) they also overestimate the reach and power of their model in ways which may be detrimental to its proper application and interpretation.