“…Minimal chemical systems such as as active matter are being explored (Cejkova et al, 2017;Dine et al, 2018;Khademi et al, 2019;Oakey & Gatlin, 2018;Points et al, 2018;Qiao et al, 2017;Serwane et al, 2017;Shin et al, 2017;Suzuki et al, 2017), as are basal competencies of "lower" organisms (Boisseau et al, 2016;Boussard et al, 2019;Dussutour et al, 2010;Reid et al, 2013;Reid et al, 2012;Vallverdu et al, 2018;Vogel et al, 2018;Vogel et al, 2015;Zabzina et al, 2014). Here, we sought to produce an even more minimal, digital version of a system in which baseline expectation would not normally suggest any degree of intelligence.…”