Someone fitted neural textures using evolution strategies instead of backprop
A graphics engineer got neural texture maps working with ES optimisation. No gradients, no autodiff, just mutation and survival.
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Someone built a neural network entirely in SQL
A developer trained MNIST digit recognition using only SQL queries. No Python. No frameworks. Just recursive CTEs and window functions.
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Neural Particle Automata: teaching particles to self-organise
Researchers trained particles to form complex shapes without central control. Each particle runs the same neural network, learns local rules, and the swarm organises itself.
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