What are neural cellular automata? [neuralpatterns.io]

Explore NCAs yourself: https://neuralpatterns.io

This is a more thorough description of neural cellular automata, specifically those found in neuralpatterns.io.

COOL STUFF:
Growing images with NCAs: https://distill.pub/2020/growing-ca/
Convolutional Neural Network visualizer: https://www.cs.ryerson.ca/~aharley/vis/conv/
Desmos: https://www.desmos.com/calculator

MUSIC:
The Acolyte: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNglvrDp7B4
Godmode: from youtube's music library. Not sure where to find that publicly.

TIMESTAMPS
(0:00) Intro
(0:40) Cellular Automata
(2:04) Neural Cellular Automata
(3:49) Filter + Convolution
(5:21) Activation Function
(7:13) Worms

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