... instances of emergence the origin of the physicaluniverse, the origin of life, and the origin of human mind.44 Yet none of these narratives of ‘‘becoming’’ envision the extension of life and intelli-gence ... of precedence and influence in the distinctive historie s of cybernetics, AI, and ALife. Without the groundbreaking discoveries and theoretical orientation of cybernetics, the sciences of AI and ... central figure in the new AI is Rodney Brooks, whoIntroduction 15 THE ALLURE OF MACHINIC LIFE Cybernetics, Artificial Life, and the New AI John JohnstonA Bradford Book The MIT PressCambridge,...