9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the autonomous actor comprises a physical device having a memory configured to store the self-assessment identifier.
1. A system for managing an autonomous actor network, the system comprising: a metadata collector configured to obtain metadata information associated with the autonomous actor network and autonomous actors included therein; an autonomous actor, said autonomous actor including a self-assessment identifier indicative of: metadata elements stored by the autonomous actor, a quantity of metadata information for each metadata element stored by the autonomous actor, and a relationship between the metadata elements for the autonomous actor and the quantity of metadata information stored for each metadata element, wherein the relationship includes a threshold result; and a processor configured to generate an assessment value for the autonomous actor based on the obtained metadata information and the self-assessment identifier, wherein the processor is configured to generate the assessment value at least in part by comparing the threshold result to a combination of the metadata elements for the autonomous actor and the quantity of metadata information stored for each metadata element in accordance with an identified process.