Lio Hong
@liohong.bsky.social
Singapore 🇸🇬 (GMT+8)
Alife and other projects. Website coming up with gallery and book review.
Alife and other projects. Website coming up with gallery and book review.
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New preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2508.11423
"Open Questions about Time and Self-reference in Living Systems"
by Samson Abramsky, Wolfgang Banzhaf, Leo S. D. Caves, Michael Levin, Penousal Machado, Charles Ofria, Susan Stepney, Roger White
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"Open Questions about Time and Self-reference in Living Systems"
by Samson Abramsky, Wolfgang Banzhaf, Leo S. D. Caves, Michael Levin, Penousal Machado, Charles Ofria, Susan Stepney, Roger White
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Open Questions about Time and Self-reference in Living Systems
Living systems exhibit a range of fundamental characteristics: they are active, self-referential, self-modifying systems. This paper explores how these characteristics create challenges for convention...
arxiv.org
August 18, 2025 at 10:05 AM
New preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2508.11423
"Open Questions about Time and Self-reference in Living Systems"
by Samson Abramsky, Wolfgang Banzhaf, Leo S. D. Caves, Michael Levin, Penousal Machado, Charles Ofria, Susan Stepney, Roger White
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"Open Questions about Time and Self-reference in Living Systems"
by Samson Abramsky, Wolfgang Banzhaf, Leo S. D. Caves, Michael Levin, Penousal Machado, Charles Ofria, Susan Stepney, Roger White
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You know what goes hand-in-hand with violent crackdowns? Gaslighting. They will beat you and tell you that you are crazy for saying that you just got beaten. Propaganda is not free speech; it's what authorities use to mask their violence. It is, in fact, part of the violence.
@governorwalz.mn.gov: "The road to authoritarianism is littered with people telling you you're overreacting."
June 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
You know what goes hand-in-hand with violent crackdowns? Gaslighting. They will beat you and tell you that you are crazy for saying that you just got beaten. Propaganda is not free speech; it's what authorities use to mask their violence. It is, in fact, part of the violence.
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The AI Con book tour is headed abroad! @alexhanna.bsky.social and I aren't traveling together but check out thecon.ai/events for our upcoming events, starting with Edinburgh (Alex), Sydney (Emily) and Melbourne (Emily)
Events - THE AI CON
Upcoming CTMF-GAIL Seminar (Edinburgh), June 20, 2025 Alex will do a fireside chat with Shannon Vallor, hosted by the University of Edinburgh’s Generative AI Laboratory. UTS (Sydney), June 25, 2025 Em...
thecon.ai
June 13, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The AI Con book tour is headed abroad! @alexhanna.bsky.social and I aren't traveling together but check out thecon.ai/events for our upcoming events, starting with Edinburgh (Alex), Sydney (Emily) and Melbourne (Emily)
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We are happy to announce our ERA townhall guest speaker: @emergentgarden.bsky.social!
Join us tomorrow from 1300-1400 GMT/UTC (8th May 2025) at discord.gg/UTvQ3sJR?eve...
Emergent Garden YT channel: youtube.com/@emergentgar...
Join us tomorrow from 1300-1400 GMT/UTC (8th May 2025) at discord.gg/UTvQ3sJR?eve...
Emergent Garden YT channel: youtube.com/@emergentgar...
Join the Emerging Researchers in Artificial Life (ERA) Members Discord Server!
Check out the Emerging Researchers in Artificial Life (ERA) Members community on Discord - hang out with 292 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
discord.gg
May 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
We are happy to announce our ERA townhall guest speaker: @emergentgarden.bsky.social!
Join us tomorrow from 1300-1400 GMT/UTC (8th May 2025) at discord.gg/UTvQ3sJR?eve...
Emergent Garden YT channel: youtube.com/@emergentgar...
Join us tomorrow from 1300-1400 GMT/UTC (8th May 2025) at discord.gg/UTvQ3sJR?eve...
Emergent Garden YT channel: youtube.com/@emergentgar...
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Do @emilymbender.bsky.social and I have a book for them... thecon.ai
Maybe not the most effective way to get the criticism in the public consciousness but at least we're planting our flag in the ground after being bombarded by trash like "Superagency" or "The Coming Wave"
Maybe not the most effective way to get the criticism in the public consciousness but at least we're planting our flag in the ground after being bombarded by trash like "Superagency" or "The Coming Wave"
THE AI CON
How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want
thecon.ai
May 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Do @emilymbender.bsky.social and I have a book for them... thecon.ai
Maybe not the most effective way to get the criticism in the public consciousness but at least we're planting our flag in the ground after being bombarded by trash like "Superagency" or "The Coming Wave"
Maybe not the most effective way to get the criticism in the public consciousness but at least we're planting our flag in the ground after being bombarded by trash like "Superagency" or "The Coming Wave"
Hi #alife enthusiasts, tomorrow at the ERA townhall we're happy to be joined by the YouTuber Emergent Garden!
Emergent Garden showcases various projects from the Life Engine, neural networks and Minecraft agents!
Join us tomorrow from 1300-1400 GMT at discord.gg/UTvQ3sJR?eve...
Emergent Garden showcases various projects from the Life Engine, neural networks and Minecraft agents!
Join us tomorrow from 1300-1400 GMT at discord.gg/UTvQ3sJR?eve...
The Life Engine
thelifeengine.net
May 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Hi #alife enthusiasts, tomorrow at the ERA townhall we're happy to be joined by the YouTuber Emergent Garden!
Emergent Garden showcases various projects from the Life Engine, neural networks and Minecraft agents!
Join us tomorrow from 1300-1400 GMT at discord.gg/UTvQ3sJR?eve...
Emergent Garden showcases various projects from the Life Engine, neural networks and Minecraft agents!
Join us tomorrow from 1300-1400 GMT at discord.gg/UTvQ3sJR?eve...
Hey #alife, we're pleased to have Jack Armitage of the Intelligent Instruments Lab come share on Tölvera at ERA!
Tölvera integrates art, music & programming for a more interactive coding experience, now with the help of GSoC & Mozilla Builders!
Join us tmr from 1300-1400 GMT at dsc.gg/tolvera-era
Tölvera integrates art, music & programming for a more interactive coding experience, now with the help of GSoC & Mozilla Builders!
Join us tmr from 1300-1400 GMT at dsc.gg/tolvera-era
Join the Emerging Researchers in Artificial Life (ERA) Members Discord Server!
Check out the Emerging Researchers in Artificial Life (ERA) Members community on Discord - hang out with 267 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
discord.gg
March 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Hey #alife, we're pleased to have Jack Armitage of the Intelligent Instruments Lab come share on Tölvera at ERA!
Tölvera integrates art, music & programming for a more interactive coding experience, now with the help of GSoC & Mozilla Builders!
Join us tmr from 1300-1400 GMT at dsc.gg/tolvera-era
Tölvera integrates art, music & programming for a more interactive coding experience, now with the help of GSoC & Mozilla Builders!
Join us tmr from 1300-1400 GMT at dsc.gg/tolvera-era
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The 20th issue of the Artificial Life newsletter is out!
alife-newsletter.github.io/Newsletter/e...
This edition has a swarm of news about very small creatures! Bring your microscope, your simulator, and come check what is going on!
#ALife⚙️🧫
alife-newsletter.github.io/Newsletter/e...
This edition has a swarm of news about very small creatures! Bring your microscope, your simulator, and come check what is going on!
#ALife⚙️🧫
March 7, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The 20th issue of the Artificial Life newsletter is out!
alife-newsletter.github.io/Newsletter/e...
This edition has a swarm of news about very small creatures! Bring your microscope, your simulator, and come check what is going on!
#ALife⚙️🧫
alife-newsletter.github.io/Newsletter/e...
This edition has a swarm of news about very small creatures! Bring your microscope, your simulator, and come check what is going on!
#ALife⚙️🧫
For #alife researchers seeking a place to relax, the Emerging Researchers in Alife community will be running our first Minecraft server together!
Join us on the Discord for more details, and catch us on 1 Mar at 2000 GMT!
discord.gg/KhV4Rb5y?eve...
Join us on the Discord for more details, and catch us on 1 Mar at 2000 GMT!
discord.gg/KhV4Rb5y?eve...
Join the Emerging Researchers in Artificial Life (ERA) Members Discord Server!
Check out the Emerging Researchers in Artificial Life (ERA) Members community on Discord - hang out with 254 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
discord.gg
February 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
For #alife researchers seeking a place to relax, the Emerging Researchers in Alife community will be running our first Minecraft server together!
Join us on the Discord for more details, and catch us on 1 Mar at 2000 GMT!
discord.gg/KhV4Rb5y?eve...
Join us on the Discord for more details, and catch us on 1 Mar at 2000 GMT!
discord.gg/KhV4Rb5y?eve...
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DeepSeek hot take: The emperor still has no clothes, but it's very distressing to the emperor that their non-clothes can be made so much more cheaply.
January 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
DeepSeek hot take: The emperor still has no clothes, but it's very distressing to the emperor that their non-clothes can be made so much more cheaply.
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My opinion about DeepSeek
www.newswise.com/articles/exp...
www.newswise.com/articles/exp...
Expert: If DeepSeek Had Been Developed in the U.S., the Narrative Would Be Different | Newswise
Had DeepSeek been developed anywhere other than China, the narrative around it would be different, according to Carlos Gershenson-Garcia, an AI expert and professor in the School of Systems Science an...
www.newswise.com
January 30, 2025 at 10:15 PM
My opinion about DeepSeek
www.newswise.com/articles/exp...
www.newswise.com/articles/exp...
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i can see how you would come to this conclusion if your job didn't require you to ever be correct
January 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
i can see how you would come to this conclusion if your job didn't require you to ever be correct
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Hahaha yes
Oh hey, Alex Norris settled their legal case against Golden Bell. Something positive, at least.
gofund.me/261c7d47
gofund.me/261c7d47
Donate to Legal fund for Alex Norris "oh no" comics, organised by Alex Norris
I am Alex Norris, creator of the webcomic Webcomic Name. I am here to ask for he… Alex Norris needs your support for Legal fund for Alex Norris "oh no" comics
gofund.me
January 23, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Hahaha yes
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🧪 #evosky
BTW another excellent article about the new work on LUCA is by @jonlambert.bsky.social from @quantamagazine.bsky.social
www.quantamagazine.org/all-life-on-...
BTW another excellent article about the new work on LUCA is by @jonlambert.bsky.social from @quantamagazine.bsky.social
www.quantamagazine.org/all-life-on-...
All Life on Earth Today Descended From a Single Cell. Meet LUCA. | Quanta Magazine
The clearest picture yet of our “last universal common ancestor” suggests it was a relatively complex organism living 4.2 billion years ago, a time long considered too harsh for life to flourish.
www.quantamagazine.org
January 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
🧪 #evosky
BTW another excellent article about the new work on LUCA is by @jonlambert.bsky.social from @quantamagazine.bsky.social
www.quantamagazine.org/all-life-on-...
BTW another excellent article about the new work on LUCA is by @jonlambert.bsky.social from @quantamagazine.bsky.social
www.quantamagazine.org/all-life-on-...
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The last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre said the Justice Department’s recent report “falls heartbreakingly short” and are still calling for reparative action
‘This is a call to action’: Tulsa race massacre survivors express frustration with DOJ report
"At 110 years old, we are weary, but we will not rest until justice for Greenwood is secured.”
www.whatimreading.net
January 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre said the Justice Department’s recent report “falls heartbreakingly short” and are still calling for reparative action
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@sarraceniamason.bsky.social and I's paperversary was yesterday! Time really does fly.
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Toward an open‐source 3D‐printable laboratory
Premise
Low-cost, repairable lab equipment is rare within the biological sciences. By lowering the costs of entry using 3D printing and open-source hardware, our goal is to empower both amateur and .....
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
@sarraceniamason.bsky.social and I's paperversary was yesterday! Time really does fly.
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Started talking to Chris Fields on how to revise the Drake Equation to focus on the *observer* and their degree of ability to detect unconventional minds around them; it turned into this preprint - OoL, diverse intelligence, Conway-Kochen theorem, Free Energy Principle: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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OSF
osf.io
January 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Started talking to Chris Fields on how to revise the Drake Equation to focus on the *observer* and their degree of ability to detect unconventional minds around them; it turned into this preprint - OoL, diverse intelligence, Conway-Kochen theorem, Free Energy Principle: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Musician here... Your friend has a point. If you pirate my album I make no money but at least you care enough about my music to seek it out & listen.
If you listen to my album on Spotify, I make a tiny fraction of a penny, & you are enriching billionaires, fascist podcasts, & the rise of AI slop.
If you listen to my album on Spotify, I make a tiny fraction of a penny, & you are enriching billionaires, fascist podcasts, & the rise of AI slop.
January 6, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Musician here... Your friend has a point. If you pirate my album I make no money but at least you care enough about my music to seek it out & listen.
If you listen to my album on Spotify, I make a tiny fraction of a penny, & you are enriching billionaires, fascist podcasts, & the rise of AI slop.
If you listen to my album on Spotify, I make a tiny fraction of a penny, & you are enriching billionaires, fascist podcasts, & the rise of AI slop.
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We got jellyfish #Medusology with @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social
www.alieward.com/ologies/medu...
AND #Toxinology about jellyfish venom with @gelatinoussting.bsky.social
www.alieward.com/ologies/toxi...
And for good measure, #Conotoxinology (CONE SNAIL VENOM):
www.alieward.com/ologies/toxi...
www.alieward.com/ologies/medu...
AND #Toxinology about jellyfish venom with @gelatinoussting.bsky.social
www.alieward.com/ologies/toxi...
And for good measure, #Conotoxinology (CONE SNAIL VENOM):
www.alieward.com/ologies/toxi...
January 3, 2025 at 2:39 AM
We got jellyfish #Medusology with @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social
www.alieward.com/ologies/medu...
AND #Toxinology about jellyfish venom with @gelatinoussting.bsky.social
www.alieward.com/ologies/toxi...
And for good measure, #Conotoxinology (CONE SNAIL VENOM):
www.alieward.com/ologies/toxi...
www.alieward.com/ologies/medu...
AND #Toxinology about jellyfish venom with @gelatinoussting.bsky.social
www.alieward.com/ologies/toxi...
And for good measure, #Conotoxinology (CONE SNAIL VENOM):
www.alieward.com/ologies/toxi...
January 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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One of the ways I'm *starting* 2025 right is by just *finishing* @helenczerski.bsky.social's masterpiece, "The Blue Machine." Can't recommend this book enough, a beautiful treatise about our planet ocean, & with the precious wisdom of Kimokeo Kapahulehua interweaved throughout. THANK YOU Helen!
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January 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
One of the ways I'm *starting* 2025 right is by just *finishing* @helenczerski.bsky.social's masterpiece, "The Blue Machine." Can't recommend this book enough, a beautiful treatise about our planet ocean, & with the precious wisdom of Kimokeo Kapahulehua interweaved throughout. THANK YOU Helen!
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Researcher: "We let the data speak for itself."
Earlier that day:
Earlier that day:
January 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Researcher: "We let the data speak for itself."
Earlier that day:
Earlier that day:
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"The only clue that users seemingly had of Siri's alleged spying was eerily accurate targeted ads that appeared after they had just been talking about specific items like Air Jordans or brands like Olive Garden"
Siri “unintentionally” recorded private convos; Apple agrees to pay $95M
Apple users may get $20 each for up to five Siri-enabled devices.
arstechnica.com
January 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"The only clue that users seemingly had of Siri's alleged spying was eerily accurate targeted ads that appeared after they had just been talking about specific items like Air Jordans or brands like Olive Garden"
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Every Jan 1 I post a scorecard on predictions I made, with dates, on Jan 1, 2018 on cars (self-driving), robots, AI, & ML, and on human spaceflight. Besides telling which turned out right and which wrong in the last year I also talk a lot of smack about these topics. rodneybrooks.com/predictions-...
Predictions Scorecard, 2025 January 01 – Rodney Brooks
rodneybrooks.com
January 1, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Every Jan 1 I post a scorecard on predictions I made, with dates, on Jan 1, 2018 on cars (self-driving), robots, AI, & ML, and on human spaceflight. Besides telling which turned out right and which wrong in the last year I also talk a lot of smack about these topics. rodneybrooks.com/predictions-...
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My top read of the year is @philipcball.bsky.social "How Life Works". Ball does that wonderful mind-looping magic act of running towards complexity and retaining awe. When so much popular science errs of the side of tired simalies and tropes, How Life Works embraces the unknown with data + prose...
December 31, 2024 at 7:46 PM
My top read of the year is @philipcball.bsky.social "How Life Works". Ball does that wonderful mind-looping magic act of running towards complexity and retaining awe. When so much popular science errs of the side of tired simalies and tropes, How Life Works embraces the unknown with data + prose...