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* Entities represent everything that has the capacity for change, and agents are a subset of entities that are actively autonomous, having the capacity to decide to change based on goals or intentions.

====== 1. Broad Definition of Entities: - By framing entities as anything that can change, you expand the scope of what constitutes an entity. Essentially, everything in the system could be viewed as an entity capable of change, including things that are purely passive (like physical objects) or active (like agents). - This means entities are not necessarily passive; they are just anything that can evolve or transform in some way (even without making intentional decisions). - The concept of change becomes a more generalized characteristic that applies to a wide range of components, from inanimate objects (e.g., resources, data) to autonomous agents (e.g., robots, AI systems). ======
# Agent as a Specialized Entity: - In this framing, agents are a subset of entities, which means agents are specialized entities that not only change but also have autonomy and the capacity to decide to change their behavior based on goals, intentions, or interactions with the environment. - Agents are active because they choose how they change, while entities, by extension, could be both active and passive. - This results in agents having higher-order change capabilities compared to other entities that change reactively based on external forces or deterministic rules.
# Complexity and Emergence: - This framing broadens the complexity of systems. Everything is an entity, but only a subset of entities are agents. As a result, interactions between agents (active entities) and other entities (which may not be active agents) become a key source of complex emergent behaviors. - Non-agent entities still change, but they do so passively, influenced by agent decisions or external factors. This distinction can create asymmetries in how the system evolves, since agents have control over how entities interact with each other, while non-agent entities undergo more predictable or rule-driven changes.
# Mathematical Modeling: - Here, the concept of change is more generalized. Entities might be modeled as state variables that can evolve over time according to fixed rules or external forces. - Agents, being a subset of entities, can be modeled with more complex decision-making processes (e.g., Markov Decision Processes (MDPs) or dynamic game theory), while other entities might be modeled with simpler dynamics (e.g., state-transition systems). - This allows for the modeling of systems where agents influence the change in other entities and interact with them, while entities may only change based on external forces or pre-programmed behaviors.
# Flexibility and Interaction: - The systems that emerge from this framing would have flexible roles where the same entity could be active or passive, depending on the context. Agents can interact with both active and passive entities, and the dynamic between them becomes a focal point of study. - The system becomes highly modular, with agents having specific, autonomous behaviors while entities act as resources, inputs, or outputs in the system.