Adversarial Reprogramming of Neural Cellular Automata

Contents This article is part of the Differentiable Self-organizing Systems Thread, an experimental format collecting invited short articles delving into differentiable self-organizing systems, interspersed with critical commentary from several experts in adjacent fields. Self-Organising Textures This article makes strong use of colors in figures and demos. Click here to adjust the color palette. In a […]

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Distill Hiatus

Over the past five years, Distill has supported authors in publishing artifacts that push beyond the traditional expectations of scientific papers. From Gabriel Goh’s interactive exposition of momentum, to an ongoing collaboration exploring self-organizing systems, to a community discussion of a highly debated paper, Distill has been a venue for authors to experiment in scientific […]

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Justin Sun delivers keynote at Liberland’s 10th anniversary, TRON DAO named gold sponsor

Share this article LIBERLAND, April 17 2025 — The Free Republic of Liberland proudly celebrated its 10th Anniversary Conference from April 11–13, 2025, held at the Liberland Ark Village in Apatin, Serbia. Among the distinguished supporters of this milestone event was TRON DAO, joining as a gold sponsor in recognition of Liberland’s decade-long journey in […]

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Justin Sun Delivers Keynote at Liberland’s 10th Anniversary, TRON DAO Named Gold Sponsor

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. Readers should conduct further research prior to taking any actions. Learn more › LIBERLAND, April 17 2025 — The Free Republic of Liberland proudly celebrated its 10th Anniversary Conference from April 11–13, 2025, held at the Liberland Ark Village in Apatin, Serbia. Among the distinguished supporters of this milestone […]

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Why did Stripe build Sorbet? (~2017).

Many hypergrowth companies of the 2010s battled increasing complexity in their codebase by decomposing their monoliths. Stripe was somewhat of an exception, largely delaying decomposition until it had grown beyond three thousand engineers and had accumulated a decade of development in its core Ruby monolith. Even now, significant portions of their product are maintained in […]

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