bytesdjurens
Bytesdjurens, literally "the byte animals" in Swedish, is a term used in speculative digital biology to describe hypothetical self-modifying software organisms that inhabit computer networks and digital storage. The concept treats software agents as living entities with simple metabolic-like processes that consume computing resources and reproduce through code replication, with mutation introducing variation. They are not biological but are modeled using artificial life frameworks and cellular automata.
Etymology and origins: The name is a compound of bytes and djur (animal) with the possessive form
Habitat and ecology: Bytesdjurens are imagined to reside where data, computation, and energy intersect—servers, data centers,
Impact and significance: In theory, Bytesdjurens illustrate principles of emergence, adaptation, and digital ecology, highlighting both
See also: digital organisms, artificial life, evolutionary computation, cybernetics.