# Distributed Autonomous System **Entity class:** Systems concept **Domain:** Artificial intelligence / Robotics **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition A distributed autonomous system coordinates multiple machines or agents without requiring every decision to pass through one central controller. ## Mechanism and significance Distribution can improve resilience and scale while complicating shared state, identification, emergent behavior, accountability, and human control. ## Relationships - **Research dossier:** [[research/ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots|ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots]] - **Ontology route:** [[ASI and RSI Timeline Ontology#Autonomous Warfare and Strategic Systems|Autonomous Warfare and Strategic Systems]] - **Primary fields:** [[Autonomous Weapons]] · [[AI Superpower]] · [[Machine Succession]] - **Adjacent concepts:** [[Exponential Technology]] · [[Anduril]] · [[Ocean-Floor Strategic Domain]] · [[Cislunar Frontier]] ## Sources and provenance - [[research/ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots|ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots]] — immediate source for this node's role in the broadcast research map. ## Evidence boundary The research dossier establishes why this entity or concept belongs in the Moonshots ontology. Time-sensitive organizational, product, policy, and performance claims should be checked against the linked primary source or a current authoritative source before reuse as settled fact.