Artificial life (ALife) belongs to the category of artificial intelligence, sustainability and environment 4.0 as well as industry and factory 4.0. The term describes digital or mechanical systems that imitate the behaviour of living organisms. The aim is to artificially generate processes such as learning, growing or reacting to the environment.
One example: In industry, "artificial organisms" are being developed that can recognise their environment and adapt themselves. They can save energy themselves, report errors or even find solutions on their own to work more sustainably. In factories, this can lead to machines optimising their energy consumption depending on how much is currently being produced - similar to how animals are only active when they need to find food.
Artificial life therefore helps to better understand complex ecological or technical systems and make them more sustainable. It is used, for example, in research, the automation of production processes or in the development of new, environmentally friendly technologies. Artificial life (ALife) thus contributes to mastering future challenges in society and industry.
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