Autoregulation

/ˌɔːtərɛɡjəˈleɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The ability of a system or organism to maintain stability and balance by adjusting its own processes without external control or input.

Etymology

From 'auto-' (self) and 'regulation' (the act of controlling or maintaining standards). This term emerged in 20th-century physiology to describe how bodies maintain equilibrium, and expanded to engineering and economics.

Kelly Says

Your body is constantly autoregulating—when you get too hot, you sweat; when you're cold, you shiver—your body fixes itself without your brain having to think about it, and this same principle is used in AI systems and ecosystems.

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