Roger -
From hackernews
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41567-022-01769-8
corrected link from comments to
"Sheep flocks alternate their leader and achieve collective intelligence"
The secret sauce of american democracy.
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I wasn't able to read the (paywall) article, but was intrigued by the
abstract's implications.
The following concluding statement felt a little *projective*
/Our analysis suggests that it is possible to conceive intermittent
collective strategies that take advantage of both hierarchical and
democratic organizational schemes./
But I assume the terms of question (democratic/hierarchical) are
shortcuts for more subtle/complex concepts that they elaborate in the
article.
I'm not a close follower of Swarm literature but I assume there is
already precedent for thinking about "leader election" (to defer to the
democracy analogy)... maybe you or someone else has more insight into
what they are saying here and how it fits into the larger body of study?
- Steve
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