As #NeurIPS goes on, time for some humor :) I do not intend to criticize anybody’s work (I might fit in some types). thanks to Neil Traft for #2 and #12

Check out our work on Hebbian learning + soft robots

ERA communication is moving to discord! ➡️ The discord will be used for announcements and discussions of ERA activities, but more importantly it will allow emerging ALife researchers from across the globe to chat, network, and collaborate! Join us here: discord.gg/m3qvuXgkZ7

The mercenary captains are either capable men or they are not [...] you cannot trust them, because they always aspire to their own greatness, either by oppressing you, who are their master, or others contrary to your intentions Machiavelli, The Prince (1532) #Prigozhin #Russia

#Prigozhin #Russia

What about explaining #EvolutionaryComputation as a #dating problem? youtu.be/w_oRaFanmQI

Please come to our workshop for non-early career researchers ALIFE Conference 2024 next week! We still have some speaking slots available Also featuring an invited talk from Olaf Witkowski

If you’re out there, thanks again for coming to our workshop and making it so fun!

For 29 years, AI-driven robot design has required weeks on a supercomputer. Today, in #PNAS, we report how modern AI can design robots in 30 seconds, on a laptop. Joint work w/ David Matthews, Andrew Spielberg, Daniela Rus, and Sam Kriegman (Sam Kriegman)