“ While the idea of software was conceived in the context of device design, an interesting question arises as to whether natural, non-engineered systems could be usefully described in terms of hardware-software distinctions. For example, under what conditions is it reasonable to say that different natural systems (e.g. different living organisms of the same species) are running the same software?“
http://arxiv.org/abs/2402.09090
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“Finally, it is important to remark that it is not straightforward to apply the present theory to empirical data of large systems.”