Biomaker CA: a Biome Maker project using Cellular Automata
E Randazzo, A Mordvintsev - arXiv preprint arXiv:2307.09320, 2023 - arxiv.org
We introduce Biomaker CA: a Biome Maker project using Cellular Automata (CA). In
Biomaker CA, morphogenesis is a first class citizen and small seeds need to grow into plant …
Biomaker CA, morphogenesis is a first class citizen and small seeds need to grow into plant …
NoiseNCA: Noisy Seed Improves Spatio-Temporal Continuity of Neural Cellular Automata
Neural Cellular Automata (NCA) is a class of Cellular Automata where the update rule is
parameterized by a neural network that can be trained using gradient descent. In this paper …
parameterized by a neural network that can be trained using gradient descent. In this paper …
Locally adaptive cellular automata for goal-oriented self-organization
S Khajehabdollahi, E Giannakakis… - Artificial Life …, 2023 - direct.mit.edu
The essential ingredient for studying the phenomena of emergence is the ability to generate
and manipulate emergent systems that span large scales. Cellular automata are the model …
and manipulate emergent systems that span large scales. Cellular automata are the model …
Differentiable programming of reaction-diffusion patterns
A Mordvintsev, E Randazzo… - Artificial Life Conference …, 2021 - direct.mit.edu
Reaction-Diffusion (RD) systems provide a computational framework that governs many
pattern formation processes in nature. Current RD system design practices boil down to trial …
pattern formation processes in nature. Current RD system design practices boil down to trial …
Emergent Dynamics in Neural Cellular Automata
Abstract Neural Cellular Automata (NCA) models are trainable variations of traditional
Cellular Automata (CA). Emergent motion in the patterns created by NCA has been …
Cellular Automata (CA). Emergent motion in the patterns created by NCA has been …
Discretization-Dependent Dissolution of (Dis) Continuous Gliders: Non-Platonic Self-Organization in Complex Systems
QT Davis - arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.13111, 2024 - arxiv.org
Many simulated complex systems that support persistent self-organizing patterns, ie gliders,
have a'state-plus-update'paradigm. This approach can be found in computational models of …
have a'state-plus-update'paradigm. This approach can be found in computational models of …
Recursively fertile self-replicating neural agents
Self-replication is a fundamental skill present in every living system. Successful living
systems must be able to produce offspring that is both capable of performing a set of …
systems must be able to produce offspring that is both capable of performing a set of …
Step size is a consequential parameter in continuous cellular automata
QT Davis, J Bongard - arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.12728, 2022 - arxiv.org
Step size in continuous cellular automata (CA) plays an important role in the stability and
behavior of self-organizing patterns. Continous CA dynamics are defined by formula very …
behavior of self-organizing patterns. Continous CA dynamics are defined by formula very …
Simulating an Artificial Biome of Plants with Biomaker CA
E Randazzo, A Mordvintsev - 2024 - direct.mit.edu
We introduce Biomaker CA: a Biome Maker project using Cellular Automata (CA). In
Biomaker CA, morphogenesis is a first class citizen and small seeds need to grow into …
Biomaker CA, morphogenesis is a first class citizen and small seeds need to grow into …