Title: Steps towards an Ecology for the Internet Show Chinese title

Title: 迈向互联网生态学的步骤

Abstract: The Internet has grown from a humble set of protocols for end-to-end connectivity into a critical global system with no builtin "immune system". In the next decade the Internet will likely grow to a trillion nodes and need protection from threats ranging from floods of fake generative data to AI-driven malware. Unfortunately, growing centralisation has lead to the breakdown of mutualism across the network, with surveillance capitalism now the dominant business model. We take lessons from from biological systems towards evolving a more resilient Internet that can integrate adaptation mechanisms into its fabric. We also contribute ideas for how the Internet might incorporate digital immune systems, including how software stacks might mutate to encourage more architectural diversity. We strongly advocate for the Internet to "re-decentralise" towards incentivising more mutualistic forms of communication. Show Chinese abstract

Abstract: 互联网已经从一套简单的端到端连接协议发展成了一个至关重要的全球系统，但它并没有内置的“免疫系统”。在未来十年内，互联网可能会增长到一万亿个节点，并需要保护自己免受各种威胁，包括虚假生成数据的泛滥以及人工智能驱动的恶意软件的攻击。不幸的是，中心化的加剧导致了网络上互利共生关系的破裂，如今监视资本主义已成为主导的商业模式。我们借鉴生物系统的经验，以期进化出一个更具韧性的互联网，使其能够将适应机制融入其架构之中。我们还提出了关于互联网如何整合数字免疫系统的思路，包括软件栈如何变异以鼓励更多样的体系结构。我们强烈主张互联网应“重新去中心化”，以激励更互利的通信形式。