Brian F. Allen, aka Dexter
@bfallen.bsky.social
A big fan of dogs and other living, learning and interacting creatures, even artificial ones. An AR/VR and VFX enthusiast since forever. Working at Google DeepMind.
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Excited to share our latest work on EvoTune, a novel method integrating LLM-guided evolutionary search and reinforcement learning to accelerate the discovery of algorithms! 1/12🧵
April 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Excited to share our latest work on EvoTune, a novel method integrating LLM-guided evolutionary search and reinforcement learning to accelerate the discovery of algorithms! 1/12🧵
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It's strange to me that the focus of many people's worry is still "superintelligence" and not the reality we're currently living where increasingly authoritarian governments wield technology oppressively.
This fantastical distraction based on speculative rhetoric is increasingly harmful.
This fantastical distraction based on speculative rhetoric is increasingly harmful.
April 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It's strange to me that the focus of many people's worry is still "superintelligence" and not the reality we're currently living where increasingly authoritarian governments wield technology oppressively.
This fantastical distraction based on speculative rhetoric is increasingly harmful.
This fantastical distraction based on speculative rhetoric is increasingly harmful.
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My oldest, Trillion, just released their latest indie project, Ro Faster…Sharks of Doom! on itch.io. It’s a super fun game similar to Asteroids. They are still looking to break into the game industry as a designer/narrative designer:writer!
trillion-bormann.itch.io/rofaster
trillion-bormann.itch.io/rofaster
Ro Faster in... Sharks of Doom! by Trillion
Ro Faster facing off against sharks in this balloon collecting level!
trillion-bormann.itch.io
April 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
My oldest, Trillion, just released their latest indie project, Ro Faster…Sharks of Doom! on itch.io. It’s a super fun game similar to Asteroids. They are still looking to break into the game industry as a designer/narrative designer:writer!
trillion-bormann.itch.io/rofaster
trillion-bormann.itch.io/rofaster
April 6, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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Starting Now: Benjamin Bratton on A Philosophy of Planetary Computation: From Antikythera to Synthetic Intelligence
Live on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdy9...
Live on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdy9...
Benjamin Bratton | A Philosophy of Planetary Computation: From Antikythera to Synthetic Intelligence
YouTube video by Long Now Foundation
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Starting Now: Benjamin Bratton on A Philosophy of Planetary Computation: From Antikythera to Synthetic Intelligence
Live on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdy9...
Live on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdy9...
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🌊 Laning—spontaneous organization in active flows—is everywhere, from pedestrian traffic to molecular transport. A new kinetic theory uncovers the origins of lane nucleation, predicting fascinating tilted and curved lanes. Verified with human crowds! 🚶♂️➡️🚶♀️
#Physics #ActiveMatter #Crowds #Pedestrians
#Physics #ActiveMatter #Crowds #Pedestrians
Lane nucleation in complex active flows
A general model predicts laning behavior for a range of relatively sparse systems.
www.science.org
December 4, 2024 at 10:40 AM
🌊 Laning—spontaneous organization in active flows—is everywhere, from pedestrian traffic to molecular transport. A new kinetic theory uncovers the origins of lane nucleation, predicting fascinating tilted and curved lanes. Verified with human crowds! 🚶♂️➡️🚶♀️
#Physics #ActiveMatter #Crowds #Pedestrians
#Physics #ActiveMatter #Crowds #Pedestrians
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