ASAL++: Guiding Evolution of Artificial Life Using Vision-Language Models
This post contains the gifs from the ASAL++ runs, with their corresponding prompts.
Temporal vs NonTemporal Comparison
Primordial Soup
Non-Temporal

Iteration 1
primordial soup

Iteration 2
Symbiotic crystalline networks

Iteration 3
Bioluminescent fractal fungal networks

Iteration 4
Bioluminescent symbiotic mycelial clusters

Iteration 5
Symbiotic bioluminescent fungal networks subterranean architecture

Iteration 6
Subterranean bioluminescent mineral processing colonies

Iteration 7
Subterranean fungal networks mineralbased symbiosis

Iteration 8
Mineralbased bioluminescent mycelial networks
Temporal

Iteration 1
primordial soup

Iteration 2
cellular automata emergent patterns

Iteration 3
NEXT TARGET PROMPT cellular automata nutrient gradients

Iteration 4
cellular automata selfassembly

Iteration 5
cellular automata metabolic networks

Iteration 6
cellular automata spatial memory

Iteration 7
cellular automata epigenetic inheritance

Iteration 8
cellular automata collective intelligence
The Garden of Eden
Non-Temporal

Iteration 1
the garden of eden

Iteration 2
simulate fungal networks bioluminescent communication subterranean ecosystems

Iteration 3
simulate fungal networks bioluminescent communication subterranean mineral processing

Iteration 4
simulate fungal networks symbiotic mineralbased exoskeletons distributed intelligence

Iteration 5
simulate mineralized fungal colonies distributed processing emergent swarm intelligence

Iteration 6
simulate mineralized fungal colonies emergent swarm intelligence bioluminescent communication crystalline structures

Iteration 7
mineralized fungal networks directed crystal growth distributed computation

Iteration 8
distributed computation bioluminescent mineral accretion
Temporal

Iteration 1
the garden of eden

Iteration 2
symbiotic networks

Iteration 3
cellular automata emergent patterns

Iteration 4
distributed cognition emergent language

Iteration 5
resonant feedback loops

Iteration 6
fractal selforganization

Iteration 7
neurogenesis emergent consciousness

Iteration 8
bioacoustic resonance
Non Temporal
A Fungus

Iteration 1
a fungus

Iteration 2
Symbiotic bioluminescent coral

Iteration 3
Symbiotic bioluminescent fungi networks

Iteration 4
Symbiotic bioluminescent fungal colonies incorporating mineral processing

Iteration 5
Mineralbased crystalline fungal networks

Iteration 6
Mineralbased bioluminescent crystalline geodes

Iteration 7
Mineralized symbiotic bioluminescent fungal networks

Iteration 8
Mineralized mobile bioluminescent colonies
A Monkey

Iteration 1
a monkey

Iteration 2
Floating bioluminescent jellyfish

Iteration 3
Bioluminescent symbiotic spore clusters

Iteration 4
Symbiotic fungal networks bioluminescent communication

Iteration 5
Symbiotic bioluminescent mineral formations

Iteration 6
Biomineral fungal networks

Iteration 7
Biomineralized selfassembling crystalline fungal colonies

Iteration 8
Biomineralized mobile crystalline networks
An Egg Hatching

Iteration 1
an egg hatching

Iteration 2
Symbiotic spore bloom

Iteration 3
Symbiotic fungal networks

Iteration 4
Bioluminescent mineralbased mycelial networks

Iteration 5
Mineralbased bioluminescent symbiotic fungal colonies

Iteration 6
Mineralbased crystalline bioluminescent subterranean mycelial networks

Iteration 7
Mineralized crystalline spore dispersal

Iteration 8
Crystalline symbiotic mineral growth
An Extraterrestrial Life

Iteration 1
an extraterrestrial life

Iteration 2
Extraterrestrial crystalline lifeforms bioluminescent siliconbased networked intelligence

Iteration 3
Bioresonant crystalline swarms distributed intelligence fractal growth

Iteration 4
Symbiotic crystalline resonance emergent bioluminescence

Iteration 5
Biocrystalline harmonic resonance

Iteration 6
Symbiotic crystalline networks

Iteration 7
Bioluminescent fractal mycelia

Iteration 8
Symbiotic bioluminescent crystalline mycelia
Temporal
A Pepperoni Pizza

Iteration 1
a pepperoni pizza

Iteration 2
pulsating bioluminescence

Iteration 3
fragmented bioluminescence

Iteration 4
selfassembling fractal patterns

Iteration 5
cellular automata emergent color

Iteration 6
emergent fluid dynamics

Iteration 7
selforganized resonant structures

Iteration 8
selfaware feedback loops