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New metric directs artificial life evolution with physics-inspired approach

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Researchers have developed a new metric called Multi-Scale Path Divergence (MSPD) to guide open-ended evolution in artificial life systems. Unlike previous black-box complexity metrics, MSPD is an explicit formula inspired by renormalization group theory, quantifying the temporal multiscale organization of heterogeneity in local transition laws. This metric serves as both a gradient-free fitness function and an analytical tool, demonstrating empirical success in producing higher complexity scores than random parameters across various substrates like Flow-Lenia and cellular automata. AI

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  1. arXiv cs.NE (Neural & Evolutionary) TIER_1 English(EN) · Andrey Ustyuzhanin ·

    Directing Open-Ended Evolution in Artificial Life via Multi-Scale Path Divergence

    Open-ended evolution (OEE) in artificial life is typically driven by uninterpretable, black-box neural-network complexity metrics, leaving life-like systems disconnected from physical theories of complexity. We introduce MSPD (Multi-Scale Path Divergence, denoted DP ), a renormal…

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