From Autonomous Systems to Symbiotic System Science

Today, disruptive technologies are appearing at an accelerating pace. Economic and societal forces, enabled by the evolution and convergence of several technologies, are driving the development of a novel generation of systems. We are at a crossroads, on the cusp of significant transformative changes that will impact society worldwide, revolutionizing global business operations and fundamentally altering how inanimate objects are perceived in a world increasingly reliant on autonomous systems. Symbiotic System Science (SSS) is a growing scientific area which is taking a leadership role in fostering consensus on how best to bring about symbiotic relationships between autonomous systems. Capitalizing on SSS insights and development, the recognition that SAS (Symbiotic Autonomous Systems) are poised to have a revolutionary impact on society over the coming years is quite straightforward. In present paper we discuss main implications of Autonomous System (AS), SAS and SSS to the incoming technological society. In order to achieve an antifragile behavior, next generation human-made system must have a new fundamental component, able to address and to face effectively the problem of multiscale ontological uncertainty management, in an instinctively sustainable way: wisdom by design!