swarm intelligence

British  

noun

1. the collective behaviour of a group of animals, esp social insects such as ants, bees, and termites, that are each following very basic rules

2. an artificial-intelligence approach to problem solving using algorithms based on the self-organized collective behaviour of social insects

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Example Sentences

That research earned the engineers a patent in April 2024—one of hundreds granted in recent years to Chinese defense companies and universities affiliated with the military for advances in swarm intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal

Swarm intelligence also offers an enticing solution to a long-running concern for the PLA over the competence of rank-and-file soldiers and their commanders, who haven’t fought a war since the late 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal

The hawk vs. dove simulation—run by researchers at Beihang University, one of the PLA-linked schools in China known as the “Seven Sons of Defense”—reflects what American drone experts say are the strengths and weaknesses of China’s pursuit of swarm intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal

As with a lot of Chinese work on swarm intelligence, it was a relatively minor advance that’s unlikely to turn heads in the U.S., according to Bradley, but the simulation reflects the country’s practical focus on making swarm combat actually work.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since the start of 2022, Chinese defense contractors, military institutes and military-linked universities have published at least 930 patent filings related to swarm intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal