# Computational Governance > **Machine-Evolution Nexus:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] extends governance from individual algorithms to populations, reproduction channels and selection environments. ## Definition **Computational governance** is the use of software, models, protocols and automated decision systems to allocate resources, enforce rules and shape collective behavior. ## Evolutionary Context An objective governs one optimization process; an ecology governs which processes persist. Evolvable systems therefore require oversight of replication, variation, interoperability, resource access and appeal—not only model outputs. ## Relationships [[wiki/AI Governance|AI Governance]], [[wiki/Algorithmic Coordination Systems|Algorithmic Coordination Systems]], [[wiki/Decision Automation|Decision Automation]], [[wiki/Rights|Rights]]