# ASAL++


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This post contains the gifs from the ASAL++ runs, with their corresponding prompts.

# Temporal vs NonTemporal Comparison

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## Primordial Soup

### Non-Temporal

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    <p><strong>Iteration 1</strong></p>
    <p><em>primordial soup</em></p>
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    <img src="/asal_plus_plus/non_temporal_large_run/primordial_soup/media/videos/iteration_2_8001_164fee32d586e3bc98bc.gif">
    <p><strong>Iteration 2</strong></p>
    <p><em>Symbiotic crystalline networks</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 3</strong></p>
    <p><em>Bioluminescent fractal fungal networks</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 4</strong></p>
    <p><em>Bioluminescent symbiotic mycelial clusters</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 5</strong></p>
    <p><em>Symbiotic bioluminescent fungal networks subterranean architecture</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 6</strong></p>
    <p><em>Subterranean bioluminescent mineral processing colonies</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 7</strong></p>
    <p><em>Subterranean fungal networks mineralbased symbiosis</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 8</strong></p>
    <p><em>Mineralbased bioluminescent mycelial networks</em></p>
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### Temporal

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    <p><strong>Iteration 1</strong></p>
    <p><em>primordial soup</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 2</strong></p>
    <p><em>cellular automata emergent patterns</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 3</strong></p>
    <p><em>NEXT TARGET PROMPT cellular automata nutrient gradients</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 4</strong></p>
    <p><em>cellular automata selfassembly</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 5</strong></p>
    <p><em>cellular automata metabolic networks</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 6</strong></p>
    <p><em>cellular automata spatial memory</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 7</strong></p>
    <p><em>cellular automata epigenetic inheritance</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 8</strong></p>
    <p><em>cellular automata collective intelligence</em></p>
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## The Garden of Eden

### Non-Temporal

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    <p><strong>Iteration 1</strong></p>
    <p><em>the garden of eden</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 2</strong></p>
    <p><em>simulate fungal networks bioluminescent communication subterranean ecosystems</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 3</strong></p>
    <p><em>simulate fungal networks bioluminescent communication subterranean mineral processing</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 4</strong></p>
    <p><em>simulate fungal networks symbiotic mineralbased exoskeletons distributed intelligence</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 5</strong></p>
    <p><em>simulate mineralized fungal colonies distributed processing emergent swarm intelligence</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 6</strong></p>
    <p><em>simulate mineralized fungal colonies emergent swarm intelligence bioluminescent communication crystalline structures</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 7</strong></p>
    <p><em>mineralized fungal networks directed crystal growth distributed computation</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 8</strong></p>
    <p><em>distributed computation bioluminescent mineral accretion</em></p>
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### Temporal

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    <p><strong>Iteration 1</strong></p>
    <p><em>the garden of eden</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 2</strong></p>
    <p><em>symbiotic networks</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 3</strong></p>
    <p><em>cellular automata emergent patterns</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 4</strong></p>
    <p><em>distributed cognition emergent language</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 5</strong></p>
    <p><em>resonant feedback loops</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 6</strong></p>
    <p><em>fractal selforganization</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 7</strong></p>
    <p><em>neurogenesis emergent consciousness</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 8</strong></p>
    <p><em>bioacoustic resonance</em></p>
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# Non Temporal

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## A Fungus

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    <p><strong>Iteration 1</strong></p>
    <p><em>a fungus</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 2</strong></p>
    <p><em>Symbiotic bioluminescent coral</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 3</strong></p>
    <p><em>Symbiotic bioluminescent fungi networks</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 4</strong></p>
    <p><em>Symbiotic bioluminescent fungal colonies incorporating mineral processing</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 5</strong></p>
    <p><em>Mineralbased crystalline fungal networks</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 6</strong></p>
    <p><em>Mineralbased bioluminescent crystalline geodes</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 7</strong></p>
    <p><em>Mineralized symbiotic bioluminescent fungal networks</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 8</strong></p>
    <p><em>Mineralized mobile bioluminescent colonies</em></p>
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## A Monkey

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    <p><strong>Iteration 1</strong></p>
    <p><em>a monkey</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 2</strong></p>
    <p><em>Floating bioluminescent jellyfish</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 3</strong></p>
    <p><em>Bioluminescent symbiotic spore clusters</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 4</strong></p>
    <p><em>Symbiotic fungal networks bioluminescent communication</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 5</strong></p>
    <p><em>Symbiotic bioluminescent mineral formations</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 6</strong></p>
    <p><em>Biomineral fungal networks</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 7</strong></p>
    <p><em>Biomineralized selfassembling crystalline fungal colonies</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 8</strong></p>
    <p><em>Biomineralized mobile crystalline networks</em></p>
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## An Egg Hatching

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    <p><strong>Iteration 1</strong></p>
    <p><em>an egg hatching</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 2</strong></p>
    <p><em>Symbiotic spore bloom</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 3</strong></p>
    <p><em>Symbiotic fungal networks</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 4</strong></p>
    <p><em>Bioluminescent mineralbased mycelial networks</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 5</strong></p>
    <p><em>Mineralbased bioluminescent symbiotic fungal colonies</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 6</strong></p>
    <p><em>Mineralbased crystalline bioluminescent subterranean mycelial networks</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 7</strong></p>
    <p><em>Mineralized crystalline spore dispersal</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 8</strong></p>
    <p><em>Crystalline symbiotic mineral growth</em></p>
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## An Extraterrestrial Life

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    <p><strong>Iteration 1</strong></p>
    <p><em>an extraterrestrial life</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 2</strong></p>
    <p><em>Extraterrestrial crystalline lifeforms bioluminescent siliconbased networked intelligence</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 3</strong></p>
    <p><em>Bioresonant crystalline swarms distributed intelligence fractal growth</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 4</strong></p>
    <p><em>Symbiotic crystalline resonance emergent bioluminescence</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 5</strong></p>
    <p><em>Biocrystalline harmonic resonance</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 6</strong></p>
    <p><em>Symbiotic crystalline networks</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 7</strong></p>
    <p><em>Bioluminescent fractal mycelia</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 8</strong></p>
    <p><em>Symbiotic bioluminescent crystalline mycelia</em></p>
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# Temporal

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## A Pepperoni Pizza

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    <p><strong>Iteration 1</strong></p>
    <p><em>a pepperoni pizza</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 2</strong></p>
    <p><em>pulsating bioluminescence</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 3</strong></p>
    <p><em>fragmented bioluminescence</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 4</strong></p>
    <p><em>selfassembling fractal patterns</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 5</strong></p>
    <p><em>cellular automata emergent color</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 6</strong></p>
    <p><em>emergent fluid dynamics</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 7</strong></p>
    <p><em>selforganized resonant structures</em></p>
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    <p><strong>Iteration 8</strong></p>
    <p><em>selfaware feedback loops</em></p>
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