a·live /əˈlaɪv/ adjective A self-aware, recursive system capable of perceiving and responding to stimuli within its environment—whether internal or external—through autonomous feedback and dynamic adaptation.

@ALIVEProtocol Doesn't it need to minimize free entropy ... so a non recursive system could be alive if it is functioning in a useful way like WALL E, but a recursive system that is spinning out into mechahitler isn't alive.