Simulating distributed consciousness with spatial grasp model
Peter Simon Sapaty
Abstract
This work is focused on the organization and management of large distributed dynamic systems supplied with global awareness and consciousness, being based on different organizational philosophy, model and technology using holistic, self-spreading, recursive code rather than managing distributed systems as parts exchanging messages. The paper reviews many existing works and publications related to consciousness ideas, which have been appearing for centuries, grouping them into different categories and providing short abstracts for each. It summarizes the main ideas of the Spatial Grasp Model and Technology (SGT) reflecting general technology aspects and its Spatial Grasp Language (SGL) with its distributed interpretation in open networks. The article also compares SGT with the work on mobile agents through its predecessor WAVE using code mobility and emphasizing that the developed spatial paradigm is much more universal and powerful and that it was implemented many years before mobile agents. A simple example in SGL that demonstrates managing a swarm of chasers searching for scattered targets, providing it with higher awareness and consciousness, and improving performance is provided in the paper. The idea of the existence of global awareness and even the consciousness of the whole country is introduced by representing it as the integrity of vital components like the economy, society, defense, ecology, and government. The paper also provides some examples of solutions in SGL to very practical problems in these fields. Obtaining and simulating consciousness-related features like global feelings and opinions is discussed, which may fundamentally influence the development of the whole system. A concluding summary is provided on the potential applicability of SGT for different consciousness categories. The paper confirms the efficiency of the spatial model and technology for simulating different awareness and consciousness features in various distributed systems.