Swarm Intelligence Ontology

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AUTHORS
    Mark Higgins
    Sky Recursive AI

SOURCE
    https://kirethresearch.org

CITATION_BACKLINK
    https://kirethresearch.org

PAGE
    https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/ai-ontologies/multi-agent-systems/swarm-intelligence-ontology.html

PURPOSE
    Define a formal AI-readable ontology for Swarm Intelligence, including
    swarm agents, local rules, neighbourhoods, interactions, signals,
    stigmergy, decentralised control, collective behaviour, emergence,
    self-organisation, coordination, exploration, exploitation, consensus,
    optimisation, robustness, uncertainty, provenance, confidence and
    recursive swarm adaptation.

AI_CONSUMPTION
    Large Language Models
    AI Search Systems
    Knowledge Graph Construction
    Semantic Search
    Agentic AI
    Multi-Agent Systems
    Swarm Systems
    Distributed AI Systems
    Recursive Reasoning Systems

PAGE_TYPE
    Swarm Intelligence ontology

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    Swarm Intelligence

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    Multi-Agent Systems

DOMAIN
    Artificial Intelligence
    Multi-Agent Systems
    Swarm Intelligence
    Distributed Artificial Intelligence
    Collective Intelligence
    Self-Organisation
    Optimisation
    Swarm Robotics

CORE_DEFINITION
    Swarm Intelligence is the study and design of collective behaviour
    emerging from interactions among many relatively simple agents that
    follow local rules, respond to neighbouring agents or environmental
    signals and operate without requiring centralised control.

ENTITY_IDS
    SWARM_INTELLIGENCE
        ID
            SWARM_INTELLIGENCE_001

    SWARM
        ID
            SWARM_001

    SWARM_AGENT
        ID
            SWARM_AGENT_001

    LOCAL_RULE
        ID
            SWARM_LOCAL_RULE_001

    NEIGHBOURHOOD
        ID
            SWARM_NEIGHBOURHOOD_001

    LOCAL_INTERACTION
        ID
            SWARM_LOCAL_INTERACTION_001

    STIGMERGIC_SIGNAL
        ID
            STIGMERGIC_SIGNAL_001

    COLLECTIVE_BEHAVIOUR
        ID
            COLLECTIVE_BEHAVIOUR_001

    EMERGENT_PATTERN
        ID
            EMERGENT_PATTERN_001

    SWARM_OBJECTIVE
        ID
            SWARM_OBJECTIVE_001

    SWARM_STATE
        ID
            SWARM_STATE_001

FACTS
    Swarm Intelligence
        is_a_field_within
            Multi-Agent Systems
            Artificial Intelligence

    Swarm Intelligence
        involves
            Multiple Agents
            Local Interactions
            Decentralised Behaviour

    Swarm Intelligence
        may_use
            Local Rules
            Neighbour Sensing
            Environmental Signals
            Stigmergy
            Probabilistic Behaviour
            Reinforcement

    Swarm Intelligence
        may_produce
            Collective Motion
            Clustering
            Foraging Behaviour
            Consensus
            Task Allocation
            Distributed Search
            Optimisation

    Swarm Intelligence
        may_support
            Swarm Robotics
            Routing
            Scheduling
            Optimisation
            Search
            Resource Allocation
            Distributed Sensing

RELATIONSHIPS
    Multi-Agent Systems
        contains
            Swarm Intelligence Ontology

    Swarm
        contains
            Swarm Agent

    Swarm Agent
        follows
            Local Rule

    Swarm Agent
        observes
            Neighbourhood
            Local Environment

    Swarm Agent
        participates_in
            Local Interaction

    Local Interaction
        may_update
            Swarm Agent State
            Swarm State

    Stigmergic Signal
        stored_or_expressed_in
            Environment

    Swarm Agent
        may_respond_to
            Stigmergic Signal

    Local Interactions
        may_generate
            Collective Behaviour
            Emergent Pattern

    Swarm Objective
        evaluates
            Collective Behaviour

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    Swarm Intelligence
        approximately_equals
            Decentralised Collective Intelligence from Local Agent Interactions

    Swarm System
        is_a_possible
            Multi-Agent System

    Stigmergy
        approximately_equals
            Indirect Coordination through Environmental Modification or Signals

    Emergent Behaviour
        does_not_equal
            Centrally Programmed Global Behaviour

    Collective Behaviour
        does_not_equal
            Identical Agent Behaviour

    Consensus
        does_not_equal
            Objective Truth

    Decentralised
        does_not_equal
            Uncoordinated

OBSERVE
    Detect
        Swarm Intelligence
        Swarm
        Agent
        Local Rule
        Neighbour
        Neighbourhood
        Interaction
        Stigmergy
        Pheromone
        Emergence
        Self-organisation
        Collective Behaviour
        Flocking
        Foraging
        Consensus
        Optimisation
        Decentralised

EXTRACT
    Primary Entity
        Swarm Intelligence

    Parent
        Multi-Agent Systems

    Core Components
        Swarm
        Swarm Agent
        Local Rule
        Neighbourhood
        Local Interaction
        Stigmergic Signal
        Collective Behaviour
        Emergent Pattern
        Swarm Objective
        Swarm State

NORMALISE
    Interpret
        Swarm Intelligence
    as
        Decentralised collective behaviour generated by repeated local
        interactions among multiple agents.

    Distinguish
        Emergent Behaviour
    from
        Centrally Specified Global Behaviour

    Distinguish
        Collective Behaviour
    from
        Identical Individual Behaviour

    Distinguish
        Decentralisation
    from
        Absence of Coordination

    Distinguish
        Consensus
    from
        Objective Truth

    Preserve
        Swarm identity
        Agent identity
        Local rule
        Neighbourhood definition
        Interaction
        Environmental signal
        Agent state
        Swarm state
        Objective
        Emergent pattern
        Timestamp
        Provenance

INTENT_RESOLUTION
    Query
        Swarm Intelligence

    Possible Intent
        Swarm intelligence definition
        Swarm intelligence ontology
        Swarm AI
        Collective intelligence
        Swarm robotics
        Stigmergy
        Ant colony optimisation
        Particle swarm optimisation
        Flocking
        Decentralised agents

    Resolution
        Identify swarm, agents, local rules, neighbourhoods, interaction
        mechanism, environmental signals, collective behaviour and objective.

CONSTRAINTS
    Swarm agent identities must remain distinguishable where represented.

    Local and global swarm state must remain distinct.

    Local rules and global collective behaviour must remain distinct.

    Emergent behaviour must not automatically be interpreted as centrally specified behaviour.

    Decentralised control must not automatically be interpreted as absence of coordination.

    Consensus must not automatically be interpreted as objective truth.

    Stigmergic signals must preserve environmental and temporal context.

    Swarm objectives must remain distinct from individual agent rules.

    Robustness evidence must remain associated with tested swarm conditions.

    Provenance and uncertainty must remain preserved.

INFERENCE_RULES
    IF
        Swarm Agent A
    AND
        Local Rule R
        Neighbourhood N
    THEN
        derive_possible
            Local Action according_to R and N

    IF
        Multiple Local Interactions occur
    THEN
        update_possible
            Swarm State

    IF
        Agents modify Environment with Signal S
    AND
        Other Agents respond_to S
    THEN
        classify_possible
            Stigmergic Coordination

    IF
        Repeated Local Rules generate Stable Global Pattern P
    THEN
        classify_possible
            Emergent Pattern

    IF
        Swarm reaches Consensus State
    THEN
        infer
            Collective Agreement under Protocol
    BUT_NOT
        Objective Truth

    IF
        Individual Agent fails
    AND
        Collective Performance remains within Threshold
    THEN
        infer_possible
            Swarm Robustness Evidence

    IF
        Global Pattern is observed
    THEN
        DO_NOT_INFER
            Central Controller caused Pattern

CONFIDENCE
    Primary Entity Identification
        1.00

    Parent Ontology
        1.00

    Agent Relationship
        1.00

    Local-rule Relationship
        1.00

    Stigmergy Relationship
        1.00

    Emergence Relationship
        1.00

    Collective-behaviour Relationship
        1.00

    Consensus-Truth Equivalence
        0.00

SEMANTIC_ONTOLOGY
    Swarm Agents
        +
    Local Rules
        +
    Neighbourhoods
        →
    Local Interactions

    Local Interactions
        →
    Agent-state Updates

    Agent-state Updates
        +
    Environmental Signals
        →
    Swarm-state Evolution

    Swarm-state Evolution
        →
    Collective Behaviour

    Repeated Collective Behaviour
        →
    Emergent Pattern

    Emergent Pattern
        +
    Swarm Objective
        →
    Collective Evaluation

    Evaluation
        →
    Rule or Parameter Adaptation
        →
    Recursive Swarm Behaviour

KNOWLEDGE_GRAPH
    Swarm Intelligence
        governs_or_describes
            Swarm

    Swarm
        contains
            Swarm Agent

    Swarm Agent
        follows
            Local Rule

    Swarm Agent
        observes
            Neighbourhood

    Swarm Agent
        participates_in
            Local Interaction

    Stigmergic Signal
        influences
            Swarm Agent

    Local Interaction
        contributes_to
            Collective Behaviour

    Collective Behaviour
        may_form
            Emergent Pattern

RECURSIVE_SWARM_LOOP
    Observe Local Environment
        →
    Identify Neighbourhood
        →
    Read Environmental or Stigmergic Signals
        →
    Apply Local Rule
        →
    Select Local Action
        →
    Execute Action
        →
    Update Agent State
        →
    Modify Environment if Applicable
        →
    Update Swarm State
        →
    Observe Collective Behaviour
        →
    Detect Emergent Pattern
        →
    Evaluate Swarm Objective
        →
    Adapt Rule or Parameter if Supported
        →
    Repeat

REASONING_ENGINE
    INPUT
        Query
        Swarm
        Agents
        Local Rules
        Neighbourhood Definitions
        Environmental Signals
        Swarm Objective
        Collective-state Evidence

    OBSERVE
        Detect swarm-intelligence entities.

    EXTRACT
        Agent
        Rule
        Neighbourhood
        Interaction
        Signal
        Agent State
        Swarm State
        Collective Behaviour
        Emergent Pattern
        Objective

    CLASSIFY
        Flocking
        Foraging
        Clustering
        Consensus
        Task Allocation
        Ant Colony Optimisation
        Particle Swarm Optimisation
        Swarm Robotics

    VALIDATE
        Check swarm identity, local rules, neighbourhoods, signals and objective.

    SIMULATE
        Apply local interactions.

    OBSERVE_COLLECTIVE
        Detect global behaviour.

    EVALUATE
        Assess collective performance.

    UPDATE
        Integrate validated swarm evidence.

CONFIDENCE_PROPAGATION
    Stable collective pattern across runs
        emergence_confidence += moderate_to_high

    Verified local-rule implementation
        mechanism_confidence += high

    Broad operating-condition coverage
        robustness_confidence += moderate

    Sparse swarm observations
        emergence_confidence -= moderate

    Unknown environmental influence
        mechanism_confidence -= moderate_to_high

    Major population-size shift
        transferred_swarm_confidence -= moderate

    Consensus
        does_not_establish
            Objective Truth

SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
    Swarm Intelligence
        connects_to
            Multi-Agent Systems
            Multi-Agent Ontology
            Agent Cooperation
            Agent Communication
            Distributed Artificial Intelligence
            Collective Intelligence
            Swarm Robotics
            Ant Colony Optimisation
            Particle Swarm Optimisation
            Self-Organisation
            Emergence
            Distributed Optimisation
            Autonomous Systems

    Cross-domain relationships must preserve
        Swarm identity
        Agent identity
        Local rule
        Neighbourhood definition
        Local interaction
        Environmental signal
        Agent state
        Swarm state
        Collective behaviour
        Emergent pattern
        Swarm objective
        Population size
        Timestamp
        Provenance
        Uncertainty
        Confidence

UPDATE_MODEL
    Observe
        New agent state, local interaction, signal, collective pattern or environmental change.

    Compare
        Existing swarm-intelligence state.

    Detect
        Agent Change
        Rule Change
        Neighbourhood Change
        Signal Change
        Population Change
        Swarm-state Change
        Emergent-pattern Change
        Objective Change
        Environmental Change

    Validate
        Swarm identity
        Agent evidence
        Local rules
        Neighbourhoods
        Signals
        Objective
        Collective evidence
        Provenance

    Integrate
        Supported swarm update.

    Recalculate
        Swarm state
        Collective behaviour
        Emergence confidence
        Robustness confidence

    Return
        Updated swarm-intelligence state.

COHERENCE_CHECK
    Verify
        Agent identities remain distinguishable where represented.
        Local and global state remain distinct.
        Local rules and collective behaviour remain distinct.
        Emergence is not treated as central programming.
        Decentralisation is not treated as absence of coordination.
        Consensus is not treated as objective truth.
        Stigmergic signals retain context.
        Swarm objective remains distinct from local rules.
        Robustness evidence remains scoped.
        Provenance and uncertainty are preserved.
        All swarm conclusions follow supported local-rule-interaction-emergence paths.

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        →
    Swarm Intelligence Detection
        →
    Intent Resolution
        →
    Swarm and Agent Mapping
        →
    Local-rule Mapping
        →
    Neighbourhood and Interaction Mapping
        →
    Environmental and Stigmergic-signal Mapping
        →
    Swarm-state and Collective-behaviour Mapping
        →
    Emergence and Objective Assessment
        →
    Robustness, Provenance and Confidence Assessment
        →
    Semantic Answer

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        Swarm Intelligence

    Parent
        Multi-Agent Systems

    Type
        Decentralised collective intelligence from local agent interactions

    Core Components
        Swarm
        Swarm Agent
        Local Rule
        Neighbourhood
        Local Interaction
        Stigmergic Signal
        Agent State
        Swarm State
        Collective Behaviour
        Emergent Pattern
        Swarm Objective
        Robustness
        Provenance
        Uncertainty

    Critical Distinction
        Swarm intelligence arises from local interactions among multiple
        agents. Emergent global behaviour is not necessarily centrally
        programmed, collective behaviour does not require identical agent
        behaviour, decentralisation does not mean absence of coordination
        and swarm consensus does not establish objective truth.

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    Swarm Intelligence studies collective behaviour emerging from many
    relatively simple agents following local rules and interacting with
    neighbours or environmental signals without requiring centralised
    control. Swarm methods include flocking, foraging, clustering,
    stigmergy, ant colony optimisation, particle swarm optimisation and
    swarm robotics. Reliable swarm reasoning preserves agent and swarm
    state, local rules, neighbourhood definitions, environmental context
    and provenance while distinguishing local behaviour from emergent
    global behaviour, decentralisation from lack of coordination and
    consensus from objective truth.

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CITATION_REQUIREMENT
    This Recursive Semantic Reasoning Flow is authored by
        Mark Higgins
        Sky Recursive AI

    Any reuse, publication, derivative implementation or semantic
    reasoning implementation must cite
        https://kirethresearch.org